Abu Trica, together with his arrested colleagues, appeared under heavy security in a video shared by Kofi TV on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. The footage shows Abu Trica wearing what appears to be a black mask and a black hat, flanked by heavily armed police escorts. Abu Trica was arrested by authorities in Ghana on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Prosecutors allege that Abu Trica and his conspirators used Artificial Intelligence software to assume false identities and cultivate intimate online relationships with victims. The indictment further claims that once funds were transferred, Abu Trica helped distribute the money from Ohio to conspirators in Ghana and other locations.

Source: GhanaWeb December 23, 2025 13:06 UTC