Abu Trica Rushed to Police Hospital as Lawyer Threatens Legal Action Over Access
Lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor raises concerns over detention and threatens habeas corpus application.
- Abu Trica reportedly rushed to the Police Hospital.
- Lawyer demands access to detained client
- Legal action threatened over alleged denial of counsel
Lawyers for Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, say their client has been taken to the Police Hospital while raising fresh concerns over his detention and the legal team’s inability to gain access to him.
In a post shared on X on Wednesday, July 8, private legal practitioner Oliver Barker-Vormawor said he had received information that Abu Trica had been rushed to the hospital.
“I have just found out from sources at the Police Hospital that Abu Trica has been rushed to the hospital,”he wrote.
Mr Barker-Vormawor claimed that lawyers representing Abu Trica have not been allowed to meet with their client for more than a week despite repeated requests.
“It has been over a week; we haven’t been allowed access to Abu Trica as lawyers, and our request to meet him has not been granted,”he stated.
According to him, the legal team is also uncertain about Abu Trica’s current place of detention, adding that Interpol, which initially had custody of him, has indicated that it no longer has him.
“In fact, we have no idea where he is being held, and Interpol, which first had custody of him, says they don’t have him,”he added.
The lawyer warned that his team would file a habeas corpus application if authorities continue to deny Abu Trica access to legal representation.
“We will be filing a habeas corpus application by tomorrow if the Republic continues to deny him something as basic as his right to counsel,”he said.
Mr Barker-Vormawor also criticised what he described as the treatment of Ghanaian citizens in cases involving foreign law enforcement agencies.
The latest development comes as Abu Trica faces extradition to the United States over allegations of involvement in an alleged romance scam and wire fraud scheme reportedly valued at about $8 million.
His legal team has previously challenged aspects of the allegations and questioned the lack of information regarding his whereabouts following an extradition order granted by the High Court in Accra.
The case remains before the courts, with Mr Barker-Vormawor indicating that further legal action will be taken to secure his client’s constitutional right to legal counsel.
See the post below:
I have just found out from sources at the Police Hospital that Abu Trica has been rushed to the hospital.
It has been over a week; we haven’t been allowed access to Abu Trica as lawyers; and our request for him to meet him as his lawyers has not been granted.
Infact we have…
— Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor (@barkervogues) July 8, 2026
