Frederick Kumi, popularly known as 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.
“Abu Trica claims he was immediately handcuffed and remained restrained from morning until late evening without access to food, water, or rest.
The most striking allegation involves the 3rd Respondent, the FBI.
Kumi asserts that while in the custody of Ghanaian authorities, he was subjected to a coercive interrogation by three foreign nationals introduced as FBI agents.
He claims these agents, who possess no independent police powers in Ghana, forced him to sign documents he could not read due to limited literacy and threatened to link him to fraudulent transactions worth up to $8 million if he did not disclose his phone passwords”, reports suggested.
“The decision and conduct of officers of the 2nd Respondent in permitting agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation… to interrogate the Applicant without access to Counsel, was unlawful and in violation of Articles 14 and 19 of the 1992 Constitution,” the motion states.
Meanwhile, Abu Trica has sued the government of Ghana and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the High Court.
According to reports, Abu Trica alleges a harrowing ordeal of torture, unlawful detention, and a blatant disregard for his fundamental human rights.
Abu Trica is seeking GH₵10 million in compensation in a motion filed at the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra.
His suit names the Minister for Interior, the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), the FBI, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), and the Attorney-General over what he describes as a coordinated campaign of “cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment” after he was arrested on December 11 2025.
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