After months of courtroom setbacks, Frederick Kumi, known publicly as Abu Trica, has been granted bail by the High Court in a case centred on efforts to extradite him to the United States.
The court reportedly fixed the bail at GH₵30 million, with a requirement for two justified sureties to secure his release.
His lawyer, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, disclosed the development on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, through a Facebook post, noting that his client had finally been admitted to bail after a lengthy period behind bars.
The ruling shifts the tone of proceedings that had, until now, seen multiple bail applications rejected while the defence challenged the legal grounds of the extradition request.
Abu Trica, identified as a businessman and social media figure, was picked up on December 11, 2025, in a joint operation involving Ghanaian security agencies and law enforcement from the United States.
Prosecutors claim he was part of a cross-border cybercrime ring said to have orchestrated romance scams targeting elderly individuals in the US. According to investigators, the group used false identities to cultivate relationships online before allegedly swindling victims of more than $8 million.
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Earlier court filings show he is facing charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, offences that could attract prison terms of up to 20 years if established in a US court.
Authorities also allege that the network deployed artificial intelligence tools to create realistic online personas, which were then used to gain the trust of victims before soliciting funds under different pretexts.
Following his arrest, he was arraigned before the Gbese District Court in Accra, where proceedings began after US authorities formally requested his extradition to stand trial.
Two other individuals initially cited in the case, Lord Eshun and Bernard Aidoo, were later cleared after prosecutors said there was no evidence linking them to the allegations.
That development became central to the defence’s case, with lawyers arguing that removing the alleged co-conspirators weakened the basis of the charges against Abu Trica.
Acting on that argument, his legal team filed a series of applications, including judicial review and certiorari at the High Court, seeking to nullify the District Court process and halt the extradition.
Despite those moves, he remained in custody until the court’s latest decision to grant bail.