High Court grants GH¢30m bail to ‘Abu Trica’ in US extradition case

The High Court in Accra has granted bail set at GH¢30 million to Frederick Kumi, widely known as Abu Trica, who is facing extradition proceedings to the United States.

The court ordered that the bail be secured with two sureties, both of whom must be justified. Kumi’s legal team had made several unsuccessful attempts to secure his release prior to this ruling.

Kumi was arrested in Ghana in December 2025 following an indictment by US authorities. He is alleged to be involved in a romance scam network that defrauded elderly American victims of more than $8 million.

In March of this year, the Gbese District Court dismissed a preliminary objection filed by Kumi that challenged the extradition process. The court, presided over by Anna Akosua Appiah Gottfried Anaafi Gyasi, ruled that the offences in question—particularly wire fraud—are extraditable under the 1931 treaty between Ghana and the United States.

Separate Human Rights Lawsuit

Separately, Kumi has filed a suit challenging the circumstances of his arrest, detention, and interrogation in December 2025. The defendants include the Minister for the Interior, the Narcotics Control Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), and the Attorney-General.

Filed at the Human Rights Division of the High Court under Article 33 of the 1992 Constitution, the suit seeks GH¢10 million in compensation for alleged violations of his constitutional rights.

The application also takes issue with a public statement from EOCO that described Kumi as a “notorious cyber-criminal.” His legal team argues that the agency publicly portrayed him as being involved in large-scale criminal activity and fraud without a conviction from a competent court.