Artiste manager and musician, Bullet, has mounted a strong defense for dancehall star Shatta Wale following his arrest by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on Wednesday, August 20.
Speaking to the press at the premises of EOCO, Bullet described the arrest as an attempt to deliberately suppress creative talents in Ghana.
“I think it is more of witch hunting. There is more to it that people might not even understand. The system has been designed for musicians and celebrities to be poor, so that they can suppress us,” he asserted.
He argued that many find it difficult to accept that musicians can achieve financial success through their craft.
“They don’t understand that a musician has been able to make so much money. They don’t understand that a musician has been able to buy a house in Trassaco, own Shaxi company, own estates and doing oil business,” Bullet explained.
According to him, the treatment of Shatta Wale reflects a broader issue within society, where successful creatives are met with suspicion rather than recognition.
“So the system will hold you back and tell you that you can never make it or shouldn’t make it. Nobody should be happy that Shatta Wale has been arrested,” he cautioned.
