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Abu Trica indicted in US for $8m romance fraud, arrested by authorities in Ghana

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  • Asantehene ba 2 days ago

    Fraud boys ....hmmmmmmmmm. Them go catch them all

  • Hajia 4 Real’s Network 2 days ago

    Them go catch them one by one

  • OSABARIMA MENSA 2 days ago

    And I thought his SNAKE in his bedroom was vomiting cash for him. Ghanafour, Gyimii saa!

  • FRANKIE 2 days ago

    If Ken Ofori Atta looted millions of our hard earned dollars and is hiding in the US with it, under the very eyes of the US authorities, why are we condemning Abu Trica for trying to bring back just a little bit? We are loote ...
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  • Dungeon Master 2 days ago

    Excellent comment.

    And if Mahama intends to curb political corruption, then he should trade this fraudster for Ofori Atta. If this doesnt happen, then ORAL is just a messaging tool to fool Ghanaians, and Mahama is a bigger ...
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  • Daniel 2 days ago

    You forgot Sedinam Tamakloe who is actually a fugitive convicted by Ghana courts.

  • Amokachi 2 days ago

    @Daniel kwasia b33ma..))) Wo maame tw3 kankaen wati. You and your stupid Kyebi lunatic chimpanzee, , , Nana Akuffo Addo were so busy looting and looting we poor Ghanaians , so the little work that you wicked criminals had to ...
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  • Kweku Tsin 2 days ago

    Ghana government please NO OFORI ATTA, NO ABU TRICA. Why are you complying with their court orders, but they are not complying with yours?

  • Hmm 2 days ago

    @Frankie

    You don't have genius comments please.
    I was expecting you to drop your racist comments as you usually do to foreign National, but you changed like chameleon since that the fraudster he's your citizen.

  • Nene Sackitey 2 days ago

    A big win for Ghana. Ken Ofori Atta is arriving soon.

  • NO OFORI ATTA, NO EXCHANGE...ALL FRAUD IS FRAUD 2 days ago

    UNTIL OFORI ATTA IS SMOKED OUT, GHANA SHOULD NOT RELEASE THE GUY TO US AUTHORITIES

  • Ben 1 day ago

    So you support fraud?

  • Mary 2 days ago

    This guy was flexing on social media and people where praising him,when you ask how he made the money then they insulting you

  • Ogbanje 2 days ago

    His co-partners in Ghana and Nigeria will start running away to the remotest of their countries. Asem aba.

  • Joko 2 days ago

    All his partners are in Ghana non is in Togo talk less of Nigeria. Ghanaians are the masters of fraud, yes, you may see many Nigerians parading as fraudsters but all of them put together have not made one tenth of money made ...
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  • Ogbanje 2 days ago

    All his fraudulent assets should first be seized as well as his bank accounts and finally jail him to more than the 20 years to serve as a deterrent to those small boys who think they are wiser those who brought them to this ...
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  • Kwasi Addai 2 days ago

    The USA should exchange Ofori Attah for this fraudster.

  • Acragirly 2 days ago

    Good idea, but it's up to Ghana government to request for exchange .

  • Reap what you sow 2 days ago

    Is it so easy for the US to pick up any Ghanaian or foreign citizen from Ghana soil? But it appears practically impossible to bring Ken Ofori Atta to Ghana from the US to come and clear his good name

  • Concerned citizen 2 days ago

    Some of the useless lopsided agreements we always get into; we're happy deriving no benefit whatsoever....doomed nation

  • Martin A 2 days ago

    Blame your government for not seeking Ken Ofori Atta's extradition from the US. The government will have to ask and the US has to comply. But for whatever reason, the government seems unwilling to prosecute him and request a ...
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  • ST GHFUO: gh leaders don't have sense 2 days ago

    I'm interested in the ones who haven't been arrested

  • Obempe Mensah 2 days ago

    So you mean he know go enter Noah arch

  • Ogbanje 2 days ago

    No Noah's ark will come back to this world again. All fraudulent people will get their reward here on earth and the rest of the punishment will be revisited on their 3rd and 4th generations.

  • Osonoba 2 days ago

    Why is it easier for FBI to get people arrested and repatriated to the US but we have not been able to get Ken Ofori Atta back to Ghana?

  • Gas 2 days ago

    Because your father does not have a passport

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 2 days ago

    Hahahaha. His father has a Traveling Passport but he is a Nigerian and not welcome in the USA and Canada. He may possibly be accepted to enter into Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and especially the Gaza Strip where the Israeli Defe ...
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  • Joko 2 days ago

    @Frank agyena- karikari it appears your bitterness is no longer with the Rawlingses but now directed towards Nigeria. I am wondering why Nigeria came into your comment because the criminal fraudster arrested is a Ghanaian and ...
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  • NO HONEST PERSON IN NPP 2 days ago

    @Gas. Asantes/Akyems and NPP are the problem of Ghana. You are outraged because criminal Ken Offori Attah, the first finance minister in Ghana's history since Gold Coast to abscond after his party lost power is mentioned?

  • Stixx 2 days ago

    Foolish talk...Go and bring sedina tamakloe first. Odwan ba

  • OSCAR 2 days ago

    You are wrong, bro. Ghedemah was the first finance minister to abscond to overseas with all the money at our Central bank after the CPP government was overthrown.

  • FAKE HISTORIANS ABOUND 1 day ago

    Ofui, Afro Gbede wasn't in Nkrumah's government in February 1966!

  • IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE 1 day ago

    "Komla Agbeli Gbedemah was asked to resign from Kwame Nkrumah's government in September 1961.
    He had served as the Minister for Finance from 1954 until 1961, when he was demoted to Minister of Health due to growing tension ...
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  • FIRST COME FIRST SERVE 2 days ago

    Ghanaians are waiting for Sedinam Tamakloe to be brought to Ghana to serve her sentence and then we can go for Ken for trial. After all he’s not been convicted of any crime.

  • John 2 days ago

    Why are we so stupid? NPP left her without chasing for her now you want another government to bring her

  • John 2 days ago

    There are many NDC National Executives both current and past including those of NPP,who have illegally acquired buildings in the USA. If American govt wants to be sincere many of them will be arrested Those romance fraudsters ...
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  • Ogbanje 2 days ago

    Ofori Attah is not resident in the USA. He is moving all the time from the Caribbeans to other Islands. He can run but cannot hide.

  • Nana Kwadwo Akuffo 2 days ago

    Good question bro.
    I don't know the answer.

  • Sultan 2 days ago

    So why not the Ghanaian used the same approach to bring in Ken fifitor ofori Atta

  • Yaw Manu 2 days ago

    Sedinam Tamaklo that ayibge julor has been convicted. Ofori Atta has not. Deport the convicted felon first okay.

  • Daakyehene 2 days ago

    And our useless police and the A-G can't team up with discriminatory and racist selfish FBI to bring down the ndc woman who was sentenced into prison custody and Ken Ofori Atta

  • Eric Ane 2 days ago

    So US can collaborate and arrest criminals in Ghana and cant return former finance minister back to Ghana for him to clear his name????

  • kelewele 2 days ago

    Why are you worried about Ofori Atta? A crime is a crime at the end of the day!

  • John 2 days ago

    Both Sedinam Tamakloe and Ken Ofori Atta shd be deported to Ghana to face trial.Equally American govt shd furnish us with names of all NDC executives who own houses in the USA.They shd tell us where they got the money to buy ...
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  • Ogbanje 2 days ago

    All politicians who have houses in the USA and other European countries should be arrested and brought back to Ghana to face the Law. Another Rawlings will one day come and massacre them.

  • Nana 2 days ago

    Ghana Hushpuppi. They won't show you the real source of their wealth.

  • Dogo 2 days ago

    Ghanaian authorities sometimes act stupidly. They sometimes exhibit uncivilized attitude, and it is too frustrating. How can they simply use some of these Ghanaian criminals that the U.S want extradited to the U.S as bargaini ...
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  • kelewele 2 days ago

    Cut that crap! A crime is a crime. Both Abu Trica and Ofori Atta are criminals. It's just that the latter has more protection than the former. Who knows what the generations of Ofori Atta might go through because of the crime ...
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  • Prophet 2 days ago

    The OSPs palms have been HEAVILY greased. That's why Ken Ofori Atta is not being pursued in earnest. As usual they pay lip service to the population and hide the paperwork or burn it. If this nation was serious in pursuing h ...
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  • They can’t hide their money 2 days ago

    This guy and Ken who neeeds more attention

  • kelewele 2 days ago

    Stop defending crime! Both Abu Trica and Ofori Atta are criminals but one of them has more protection than the other. Who knows what Ken Ofori Atta's generations might go through because of what he did?

  • Bosby 2 days ago

    Snr in Law there us a difference between a suspect an accused person and a convict the three are different in law

  • Motherfucker 2 days ago

    They should give him 100yrs jail time with no parole. These scums are destroying Ghana's reputation

  • E.K. 2 days ago

    No wise person will display his/her hard time money on social media.

  • Jake 2 days ago

    I asked this guy several times about the source of his wealth but he never responded. Initially I thought it was from betting. But then his silence made me think it was from fraudulent activities. I think I was right should h ...
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  • Achakanapaya 2 days ago

    Ghanian Authorities should exchange this guy with Ken Ofori Atta simple.
    The guy should remain in Ghana until Ken Ofori Atta is brought down to Ghana.

  • kelewele 2 days ago

    Stop being stupid. Both Abu Trica and Ofori Atta are criminals.

  • Pelicles. 2 days ago

    Sedinam Tamakloe was tried in absentia with solid evidence, and if NDC has any evidence against Ken, what stops them from doing the same?

    Now, do you hear your AG saying he has not evidence against Wontumi in the galamsey ...
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  • Joko 2 days ago

    NPP folks are so stupid such that any time Ofori attah is mentioned they will foolishly mention Sadinam meanwhile they were in power for 8yrs and even jailed the woman but did nothing to bring her back. If it's your hope that ...
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  • IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE 1 day ago

    Why are creatures like you still allowed to come here every day with your ignorant and jaundiced opinions?

  • IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE 1 day ago

    All your comments are affected by bitterness, resentment, or cynicism, why?

  • Martin A 2 days ago

    Use your common sense. Ken Ofori Atta is freeman and hasn't been convicted of any crime in the US. The US is not in business of rounding innocent and free people and exchanging them for criminals. The man in question was indi ...
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  • Bondo 2 days ago

    Hallelujah...thank you jesus...these foolish boys fraud people and make us hardworking boys look useless in society...arrest and prosecute this fool

  • NanaYaw 2 days ago

    Some money lover has been lure that his money is sskawa..Advice is to work hard and smart that's the sikaduro

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  • K. Man 2 days ago

    A reminder that this Bible verse still holds and has not changed. Everyone must work. Including the fraudsters who are now MPs and government officials.: Genesis 3:19--
    You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow until you ...
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  • Agyemang 2 days ago

    We want Ofori Atta in Ghana.

  • kelewele 2 days ago

    Are some of you normal or naturally stupid? What has this got to do with Ofori Atta? Or is Abu Trica also one of your role models? A crime is a crime! Ofori Atta's time will also come.

  • Pelicles. 2 days ago

    Go and bring him back to face the music. If NDC has any evidence against him, why not trial him absentia like NPP did to Sedinam Tamakloe? Right now, the AG is saying that he has not evidence against Wontumi meaning, John Mah ...
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  • Donatus 2 days ago

    Good for him. Enjoy!!!!!

  • Pelicles. 2 days ago

    The greedy ones who want money no matter the consequences, should under that they can be traced to anywhere they hide, and extradition them to face the music is easier than the past.

  • Bazz 2 days ago

    I have heard people hailing this guy as a young industrious rich guy, eiiiiiiii. Sometimes I ask how do these young guys buy cars that cost a fortune, no wonder oooooo

  • A MINIMUM, NOT MAXIMUM of 20 years. 2 days ago

    The US should not be giving "slap on the wrist" sentences like they gave to Hajia 4 Real.....else, the scamming will continue.

  • Korley 2 days ago

    What about the politicians?? Are done arresting them,,?? We must be sick in the head as black people ,

  • = 2 days ago

    where are the girlfriends? go with him. people in ghana always hail criminals.HE SHOULD ROT IN JAIL, KWASIAFOUR

  • Sycamore 2 days ago

    This should serve as a bargaining chip to bring back the Piccadilly Armed robber Ken Ofori Atta.

  • Gh 2 days ago

    Why do u call these thieves fraud boys..it is making stealing look ok...they are thieves not fraud boys

  • ST GHFUO: gh leaders don't have sense 2 days ago

    What the difference between him, all previous Ghana presidents, akuffu addo, kuffour, rawlings, mahama, trudeau, carney, trump.etc they are all thieves and crooked fraudsters...Abu should have frauded more people, more corpor ...
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  • NYEBRO 2 days ago

    YOU ARE SUCH A STUPID TOOL. GYIMII

  • Forlifive 2 days ago

    Why should Ghana hurriedly arrest him whilst they're comfortably keeping ofori ata.

  • Don Diego De Azambujah 2 days ago

    How come so far no politrician has been indicted for fraud in the us

  • Black 2 days ago

    The bible says only fools despise wisdom and instructions

  • Opk fast money 2 days ago

    Abu Trica you see now what has happened go and face the FBI is not Ghana police way you going to give bribe they will only leave when you not guilty.

  • GHANABA KWAKU 2 days ago

    Haha, hmmm!!
    I knew most of these guys would be arrested. No doubt!
    The source of their worthy lifestyle was questionable.

  • Nana kwasi proud ashanti man not stupid like Ga people 2 days ago

    Fbi arrest medikal and criss kwaku waddle

  • Tosh 2 days ago

    How are these scams committed without the complicity of our banking system?

  • Jon J 2 days ago

    Why these yankee oldies esp da whites be gullible so

  • ST GHFUO: gh leaders don't have sense 2 days ago

    Bored and living alone they need company

  • Aziz 2 days ago

    Hmmmmmmmmm

  • Bitter truth 2 days ago

    Very soon the coward Mahama will allow him to be extradited to USA whiles so many criminals politicians have stolen Ghana money and still hiding in the USA..whoever signed thjs extradition law is stupidity and the most usele ...
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  • Opoku apau 2 days ago

    It's taken way too long
    Our police are sleeping

  • KofSam 2 days ago

    US authorities have been able to arrest Abu Trica in Ghana for an $8 million fraud but Ghanaians can ask the US to extradite Ofor Atta who defrauded Ghanaian over several millions of dollars. The US is able to come for our cr ...
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  • Pelicles. 2 days ago

    Has Ofori-Atta committed any crime against the US government? Remember that Sedinam Tamakloe is still hiding in the US, and why can't she come home and serve her prison term? Abu Trica had defrauded people in the US, and the ...
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  • Kooo 2 days ago

    We are waiting same on Ofori Atta

  • Bitter truth 2 days ago

    Exactly..it’s like Ghana is still under slavery? Chai..we need bold leadership in Africa and Ghana..what kind of law is this? Meanwhile for than 1 year, Ken Ofori atta, sedinam Tamakloe are still hiding in the USA..I think ...
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  • FunnyGhana 2 days ago

    This is why land and apartments are being sold and bought at foolish prices in Ghana..

  • Kwam 2 days ago

    All dis guys com to GH to show off, u ask yurself how did they make it? If u folow dem u go comit suicide. I wish him well in de fight 2 prove his inocence. Yong guys wise up nd stop de fak life.

  • Kojo 2 days ago

    THE US WON'T PLAY WITH HIM IF GUILTY HE WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN IN HIS LIFE

  • BLACK MOSES (USA) 2 days ago

    THESE FRAUDSTERS WILL TAKE AWAY YOUR WIFE AND GIRLFRIEND AND YOUR MOM WILL DESPISE AND START CALLING YOU NAMES.

  • This guy err! 2 days ago

    This guy is such a fool. I knew he will be arrested. You're engaging in fraud and showing off on social media

  • JULOR CAESAR 2 days ago

    These shameless criminals keep forgetting that by openly displaying their ill-gotten loot on social media to impress people, they're simply giving up themselves to to security authorities with prying eyes. From Aisha4Reall an ...
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  • Ekow 2 days ago

    A nice trade deal. Ofori Atta for Abu Trica. Simple.

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  • Kan 2 days ago

    If found guilty put him away for life. These people are disgrace to the African continent.

  • Oklemekuku 2 days ago

    Akwano gyimiewuo

  • Ankwanoma 1 day ago

    The Authorities in Ghana can arrest Abu trica for the US so what are the Authorities in the US also doing to arrest ken ofori atta for Ghana

  • Afriyie 1 day ago

    So much has been taken from us over the years, and our natural resources are still being exploited. Yet none of the people involved have been prosecuted in Ghana, while our security agencies and government are sending our own ...
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  • Parka 1 day ago

    I am not surprised one bit!