Frederick Kuma, popularly known as Abu Trica, has alleged that investigators threatened to increase the financial value of the charges against him to $8 million after he refused to disclose the identity of an account holder linked to an ongoing fraud investigation.
Speaking in an interview with Captain Smart on Onua TV on Wednesday, June 3, Abu Trica dismissed reports that he personally received millions of dollars, insisting that the amount connected to him was only $13,000.
“There is nothing like $8 million. It was clearly stated that I was given $13,000,” he said.
According to him, the figure of $8 million only emerged after he was arrested and placed in custody.
Explaining his ordeal, Abu Trica said he was summoned from his cell at the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) facility for what he believed was an interrogation session.
“When I was in the cells at the narcotics office, I was called and told that some people wanted to interrogate me and have a discussion with me. I was taken into a dark conference room with poor lighting where there were some white men and other black men,” he recounted.
He claimed that during the meeting, documents were placed before him, and he was informed that his arrest had been orchestrated as part of a setup.
“They dropped some documents before me and told me everything was a setup. They said they knew I was not the owner of the account involved in the alleged fraudulent activities and asked me to provide the name of the account owner,” he alleged.
However, Abu Trica said he refused to reveal the individual’s identity, arguing that investigators should have already established it through their own work.
“I told them I could not mention the person’s name because I expected them to know through their investigations before coming to ask me. Even the informant had a difficult time getting through to me.”
According to him, his refusal appeared to anger some members of the team.
“When I told them I could not tell them the owner of the account, I realised the white men were getting angry. One of them said that if I did not provide the details, I would be charged from a million dollars to $8 million. He told me that, but I thought it was a joke,” Abu Trica claimed.
Abu Trica’s comments come weeks after the General Jurisdiction 2 Division of the High Court in Accra granted him bail in the sum of GH¢30 million with two justified sureties.
He had been in custody since December 2025 following his arrest over an extradition request from the United States, where he is wanted in connection with alleged romance fraud and related offences. The bail was granted while extradition proceedings against him continue.
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