Court adopts consent judgement in Bulldog, Shatta Wale defamation case

Charles Nii Armah Mensah, one of Ghana's dance hall artists, has reached an out-of-court settlement with his former manager, Lawrence Asiamah aka Bullgod, in a defamation case brought against him by Lawrence Asiamah aka Bullgod.

On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, attorneys for the parties lodged the terms of the settlement with the High Court.


Charles Nii Armah Mensah, also known as Shatta Wale, petitioned the court for a two-week adjournment to file their terms of settlement at the previous hearing.

Justice Joseph Agyemang Adu Owusu, the trial judge, complied.

Dr. Justice Srem Sai, Bulldog's attorney, informed the court on Tuesday about the filing of the settlement and expressed his delight that the parties had ultimately reached an agreement.

The attorney for Bullgod therefore asked the court to approve the settlement terms.

However, the trial judge informed the parties that he had not received the filed settlement terms.


Therefore, the court was provided with a copy of the filed terms of settlement and asked a representative of Shatta Wale if the signature on the documents belonged to Shatta Wale.

As soon as Shatta Wale's representative identified his signature, the court adopted the same.

The court then declared that "the settlement terms filed on June 27, 2023 are hereby adopted and entered as a consent judgment."

On November 22, 2022, Shatta Wale allegedly published a Facebook post implicating Bullgod in the murder of a 31-year-old artist manager named Fennec Okyere.

In March 2014, Fennec Okyere, Manager of musician Kwaw Kese, was brutally murdered at his residence by unknown assailants.


Bullgod was arrested and accused because he allegedly threatened him during a performance.

After a couple of years, the court discharged Bullgod for lack of evidence.

Bullgod, through his attorney, therefore lodged a defamation suit against Shatta Wale in the High Court.

In his lawsuit, he claimed that what Shatta Wale had published was malicious and asked the court for a permanent restraining order against the dance hall monarch.

He also requested an apology and retraction from Shatta Wale.


During the numerous hearings, the parties opted for a settlement outside of court, and the court complied.