Oliver Barker-Vormawor, private legal practitioner and lawyer for Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has fumed over the treatment of his client after he was rearrested.
According to Barker-Vormawor, his client has been rushed to the Police Hospital.
Barker-Vormawor disclosed that it has been over a week since lawyers have been allowed to meet with Abu Trica despite constant requests.
He fumed, warning those in authority to continue treating Ghanaian citizens as animals to please the FBI, adding that today it is a supposed “fraud boy”; tomorrow it will be a politician.
In a post on Facebook, Oliver Barker-Vormawor shared an update on July 8, 2026, stating, “I have just found out from sources at the Police Hospital that Abu Trica has been rushed to the hospital.
It has been over a week; we haven’t been allowed access to Abu Trica as lawyers; and our request for him to meet him as his lawyers has not been granted.
In fact, we have no idea where he is being held, and Interpol, which first had custody of him, says they don’t have him.
We will be filing a habeas corpus application by tomorrow if the Republic continues to deny him something as basic as his right to counsel.
Let’s keep treating our citizens as animals to please the FBI. We are doing well.
Today, it’s a supposed “fraud boy”. Tomorrow it will be a politician.
Shalom”.
In related news, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has said his client deserves an appeal against an extradition order, whether he is an angel or not.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor argued that it was not about whether Abu Trica is a good person or bad, but his constitutional right to appeal before any extradition process is carried out.
According to Oliver Barker-Vormawor, if Abu Trica is denied the opportunity to challenge the decision would raise concerns about rights.
In a social media post on X, Oliver Barker-Vormawor wrote, “On July 9, the only issue before the High Court is whether, considering that Abu Trica has filed an appeal. Should he be allowed to stay in Ghana so that his appeal can be heard?
Or should he be taken away to prevent him from pursuing the appeal? Even though he has a constitutional right of appeal.
This is the simple issue oo. It’s not about whether Abu Trica is an angel or whether he is a good person.
No. It’s about whether any Ghanaian in a similar situation should be able to pursue an appeal.
I don’t know about you. But for me, even if he is the devil, is there a reason why he shouldn’t be allowed to appeal a decision? The judge may be the most perfect judge in the world, but does that mean he should be prevented from pursuing an appeal?
At this point, I don’t care whether Ghana is interested in bringing down Ofori-Atta. I don’t believe we are.
But imagine this was America; why on earth would they prevent their own citizen from pursuing their right of appeal?”
Meanwhile, the Accra High Court has set July 10, 2026 to hear an application by lawyers for Ghanaian socialite Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, seeking to halt his extradition to the United States.
Abu Trica’s lawyer, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, made this known that the court has brought forward the hearing of the motion to stay his client’s extradition and has fixed July 10, 2026.
See the post below:
@ghnow_ Does Ghana wants to be helped? Lawyer and activist Oliver Barker Vormawor quizzes #GHNow #fyp ♬ Whispers of a Leaf (Live at Jive Joint) – Turnbell Studio
