Adwoa Safo petitions AG to move shooting case to High Court
In a petition dated June 25, 2026, the legal team argued that the Circuit Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the matter because the principal offence is a first-degree felony.
Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has asked the Attorney-General to intervene in the criminal case arising from the alleged shooting incident involving her and members of the Kristo Asafo family.
Her lawyers want the case transferred from the Adenta Circuit Court to the High Court.
In a petition dated June 25, 2026, the legal team argued that the Circuit Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the matter because the principal offence is a first-degree felony.
They said such an offence can only be tried on indictment before the High Court.
The petition follows an alleged shooting incident on June 21, 2026, outside the residence of Adwoa Safo’s brother, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena.
According to her lawyers, the former MP was seated in her Toyota Land Cruiser Prado when she was allegedly attacked.
They claim she sustained injuries to her face, ear, jaw and the back of her head.
The petition also alleges that bullet fragments remain lodged in her skull.
Her vehicle was also reportedly damaged during the incident.
Following the incident, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena and eight others were arrested and put before the Adenta Circuit Court.
They were granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000 with two sureties each.
The accused persons are facing charges including use of offensive weapons, possession of firearms and explosives, participation in vigilante activities, discharge of firearms in a public place and causing unlawful damage.
Adwoa Safo’s lawyers, however, argue that the facts disclosed by the alleged shooting point to an offence of intentionally and unlawfully causing harm with the use of an offensive weapon.
They said that offence falls within the category of first-degree felonies.
“Respectfully, the offence of intentionally and unlawfully causing harm with the use of an offensive weapon is a first-degree felony and is triable on indictment before the High Court, not the Circuit Court,” the petition stated.
The lawyers further argued that because the Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction over the principal offence, it also lacks jurisdiction to entertain bail applications in the matter.
They are therefore asking the Attorney-General to call for the police docket and review the charges.
They also want the case refiled at the High Court for what they describe as a full and expeditious trial.
The petition adds another layer to the ongoing legal and family dispute linked to the Kristo Asafo Mission succession process after the death of its founder, Apostle Professor Kwadwo Safo.
