Ghanaian businessman Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has reportedly been extradited to the United States to face charges linked to an alleged multi-million-dollar romance scam.
Reports circulating on social media on Wednesday morning claimed that Abu Trica departed Ghana for the United States at approximately 9:30 a.m., days after a High Court approved his extradition request.
The extradition follows a ruling by the High Court in Accra, which granted a request by U.S. authorities seeking his transfer to stand trial over allegations connected to an US$8 million fraud scheme. Prosecutors in the United States accuse him of participating in a romance scam operation that allegedly targeted victims through online platforms.
Prior to the extradition, Abu Trica's lawyer, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, had filed applications seeking a stay of execution of the extradition order and requested that the Attorney-General disclose his client's whereabouts after he was rearrested following the court ruling.
Despite the legal challenge, the extradition process appears to have proceeded, with photographs shared online showing Abu Trica at the airport in the company of officials before boarding a flight.
The Attorney-General's office has not yet issued a detailed public statement on the extradition, while legal observers say the case is likely to attract significant attention both in Ghana and the United States due to the scale of the alleged fraud.
Abu Trica is expected to appear before a U.S. court to answer charges related to conspiracy, wire fraud and other alleged financial crimes connected to the romance scam investigation.
