Ghanaian business mogul, Joseph Boateng
Following recent media reports about the alleged FBI arrest of Ghanaian business mogul Joseph Boateng, popularly known as Dada Joe, a spokesperson for has dismissed the claims as ‘fake’.
In an interview with GhanaWeb’s Joseph Henry Mensah on May 28, 2025, Fredrick Agyei stated that reports about the arrest of Dada Joe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are untrue, as no official statement from any security agency has been released.
“If indeed Ghana Police, EOCO, and the FBI have apprehended him, what is preventing them from coming out with a statement to say they have arrested him? Once there is no official statement from the FBI, EOCO, and police, then it means there is nothing like that,” he said.
When pressed by Joseph Henry Mensah if the rumors were true, Fred Agyei stated, “I can emphatically say that, because there haven’t been any official statement stating that Joseph Boateng also known as Dada Joe has been picked.”
Fred Agyei further noted that Dada Joe’s team would issue a press statement in the coming days to address the widespread speculations on the matter.
“We are still in the process of coming out with an official press statement to address the issue. When it comes out you would see the content of the statement,” he added.
Background
On May 27, 2025, news broke on social media claiming that Dada Joe had been arrested by the FBI in connection with suspected fraudulent activities.
Over the years, Dada Joe has frequently gone viral on social media for his lavish lifestyle.
He was said to have purchased a filling station for $1 million. In 2018, he shared a video of himself importing a Rolls-Royce, and in 2019, he also acquired a Lamborghini Urus.
In response to the news of his alleged arrest, socialite Showboy, who is also Dada Joe’s cousin, took to social media to post a series of cryptic messages.
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