Ghanaian businessman Abu Trica has reacted after being granted a GH¢30 million bail 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.
In the post, Barker-Vormawor claimed that Abu Trica had been set up by an FBI informant who allegedly approached his client over a $50,000 transaction.
According to Barker-Vormawor, although Abu Trica was initially arrested in connection with the alleged $50,000 deal, the FBI later demanded that he provide the identities of 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.
Some of the points highlighted by Abu Trica from Barker-Vormawor’s post:
“Abu Trica was set up by an FBI informant who approached him, saying he was expecting $50,000 and that Abu Trica should help find a bank account for the money to be transferred into.”
“This is the entire evidence the FBI provided. When Abu was arrested, the FBI asked him to disclose the owner of the account.”
“The US authorities claim that when they reviewed the history of the accounts over the years, the total transactions exceeded $8 million. Therefore, if Abu refuses to mention the names of the people who gave him the accounts, they will allege that he scammed people out of $8 million.”
Abu Trica also agreed with Barker-Vormawor’s assertion that many Ghanaians and Black people suffer from an inferiority complex.
According to the businessman, the FBI should not be treated as infallible or above scrutiny, adding that they should be viewed in the same way as 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.
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Source: Ghanaweb