By Yusuf Boluwatife
Ghanaian dancehall star, Shatta Wale has been hospitalized after he was reportedly shot by unknown gunmen.
According to reports, the singer was shot at East Legon in Ghana, on Monday.
However, he has been admitted at an emergency unit of an undisclosed hospital in Accra, Ghana, since the incident occured.
The musician’s personal assistant, Nana Dope, confirming the development via Snapchat, has urged Ghanains to keep Wale in their prayers. He also warned that people stopped circulating the video of the singer in a pool of blood online.
“Please those circulating the video should kindly stop!! i believe the king is gona come out alive and okay!!! keep him in your prayers! they can never bring a good man down!!! shatta wale is stronger than this so lets be otroch for him,” he wrote.
Dope also expressed gratitude to fans who have been calling to check on the singer, adding that the Ghanaian police has intervened in the matter.
He added, “Thanks to all those calling to check up, the king is still at the emergency ward receiving treatment. The gunmen are still on the run,thanks to Ghanaian police.”
Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service in a statement has stated that they are already taking steps to locate Shatta Wale.
“On hearing the news, the police have launched an investigation into the matter including making contacts with some of his close friends and family members and all of them claim not to have knowledge of his whereabouts or the alleged incident.
“A team has visited the house of Shatta Wale and he cannot be found there. Over the last few hours, the Police have searched and continue to look for Shatta Wale at hospitals in Accra. Whilst we continue our investigations, the Police is appealing to the public to provide any information concerning the whereabouts of Shatta Wale to the numbers 18555, 191 and 0302773906,” the statement read in part.
