Embattled Ghanaian socialite Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has taken to social media to brag after securing a GH¢30 million bail over his alleged involvement in an $8 million romance scam.
According to Abu Trica, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is not God, adding that just like the Ghana Police, when they make an allegation, they must prove it.
He further added that it doesn’t matter whether people see him as a fraudster or not.
Abu Trica, who took to Snapchat on May 18, 2026, bragged, saying, “For those of you suffering from an inferiority complex, just know that the FBI is not God.
Just like the Ghana Police, when they make an allegation, they must prove it. It doesn’t matter whether you see Abu Trica as a fraudster or not”.
His comment follows, by his lawyer, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, some months ago were he detailed how a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent set up his client.
According to Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Abu Trica was set up by an FBI informant who approached him, saying that he was expecting some 50,000 dollars.
He alleged that the FBI informant asked Abu Trica to help find a bank account for them to transfer the money into, where he would receive 13,000 dollars if he found an account.
In a post on X, Oliver Barker-Vormawor wrote, “Let’s Talk Abu Trica.
Abu Trica was set up by an FBI informant who approached him, saying that he was expecting some 50,000 dollars. And that Abu Trica should help find a bank account for them to transfer the money into.
His share would be 13,000 dollars if he found an account. Abu Trica went around asking different people because he thought he was making 13,000 dollars. Someone gave him an account, which he gave to the FBI undercover agents. And he was paid 13,000 dollars”.
He added, “This is the entire evidence the FBI provided. When Abu was arrested, the FBI came to him to give them the name of the person whose account it was.
Abu didn’t. Before the matter went to court, they had EOCO Issue a press statement claiming that Abu had scammed people of 8 million dollars. There is no 8 million USD anywhere. We are here because of 13,000 dollars”.
Barker-Vormawor disclosed that Abu Trica was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, “Now Abu was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. We presented the magistrate with 80 pages of legal argument, tracing the history of the Extradition Treaty, showing that the offence of conspiracy is not an extraditable offence.
Now, the matter is under appeal, so I won’t say more than that. Except that in my whole life, I have never met a judge so eager to extradite a person before. Complete refusal to follow due process. Her mind was made up from day 1.
The truth is, out of 200 requests Ghanaian has received, all 200 have been extradited by our courts. 200-0 oo. If our Courts are willing to follow the law, not be afraid of America, Abu’s case will be 200-1”.
In related news, Abu Trica, arrested for allegedly engaging in cyber fraud, has told the High Court he was interrogated by three FBI agents and forced to sign a document he could not read.
According to Abu Trica, while in the custody of Ghanaian authorities, he was subjected to a coercive interrogation by three foreign nationals introduced as FBI agents.
He added that the FBI threatened to link him to fraudulent transactions worth up to $8 million if he did not disclose his phone passwords.
In a court document, Abu Trica narrated his alleged harrowing experience in the hands of the Ghanaian authorities and the FBI agents.
The embattled Abu Trica claim his arrest and detention were marked by physical violence, coercive interrogations by foreign agents, and the looting of his personal property, adding that he was handcuffed, starved, and interrogated by foreign agents.
The court documents show lawyers of Abu Trica claim that over 15 armed officers stormed his apartment in the Airport Residential Area while he was playing video games with friends.
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