Accra: Ghanaian businessman Abu Trica has reacted after being granted bail of GHS30 million over his alleged involvement in an $8 million romance scam. The businessman, who took to Snapchat on May 18, 2026, responded to an earlier tweet by his lawyer, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, in which he made several allegations against the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) following Abu Trica's arrest.
According to Ghana Web, Barker-Vormawor claimed that Abu Trica had been set up by an FBI informant who allegedly approached his client over a $50,000 transaction. Although Abu Trica was initially arrested in connection with the alleged $50,000 deal, the FBI later demanded that he identify individuals who had allegedly given him bank accounts for certain transactions.
He further claimed that the FBI threatened to link Abu Trica to an $8 million romance scam if he failed to cooperate. Following the tweets, Abu Trica shared portions of Barker-Vormawor's claims on Snapchat and insisted that the points raised by his lawyer were accurate.
Abu Trica highlighted several points from Barker-Vormawor's post, noting that he was approached by an FBI informant expecting $50,000 and was asked to help find a bank account for the transfer. He stated that the FBI provided this as evidence and demanded the account owner's identity upon his arrest. The US authorities reviewed the accounts' history, finding transactions exceeding $8 million, and threatened to allege a scam if Abu did not reveal names.
Abu Trica also agreed with Barker-Vormawor's assertion that many Ghanaians and Black people suffer from an inferiority complex. He urged that the FBI should not be treated as infallible or above scrutiny, comparing it to the Ghana Police Service. "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," he said.