Frederick Kumi, widely known as Abu Trica, has filed a lawsuit at the High Court against the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and several Ghanaian security agencies, alleging unlawful detention and violations of his constitutional and human rights.
The suit names the Minister of Interior, the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), the FBI, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), and the Attorney-General as respondents.
According to court documents, Abu Trica claims that his arrest on December 11, 2025, subjected him to physical and psychological distress amounting to torture and inhumane treatment, in violation of Article 15 of the 1992 Constitution. He alleges that over 15 armed officers stormed his apartment in the Airport Residential Area while he was playing video games with friends, immediately handcuffing him and restraining him for hours without access to food, water, or rest.
A key allegation in the suit involves the FBI. Abu Trica asserts that while in Ghanaian custody, he was coercively interrogated by three foreign nationals identified as FBI agents, raising concerns over foreign interference in the investigation.
He also claims that law enforcement officers seized a large number of luxury vehicles and electronics, including a Lamborghini, a Mercedes, a Cybertruck, multiple iPhones (models 7 to 15 Pro), MacBooks, an Alienware laptop, a PlayStation 5 console, a Starlink Wi-Fi modem, Cartier watches, jewellery, and silver chains. Abu Trica contends that many of the seized items belonged to his friends, yet no inventory or receipts were provided.
Further, Abu Trica accuses EOCO of violating his presumption of innocence by publicly branding him a “notorious cyber-criminal” in a news release before any judicial determination of guilt.
Reliefs
He wants the High Court to declare the acts, including his prolonged detention, questioning, and interrogation without a lawyer, among others, a breach of his fundamental human right to personal liberty, human dignity, fair trial, and therefore, unlawful and unconstitutional.
He also wants an order to exclude the information retrieved from him as inadmissible in any criminal, extradition, or administrative proceedings.
The applicant also wants an interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants from removing him from the jurisdiction before the final determination of the legality of his arrest, detention and interrogation.