Adwoa Safo Petitions Attorney-General to Move Shooting Case to High Court
Former MP argues Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction over alleged shooting case, calls for High Court trial.
- Adwoa Safo petitions Attorney-General to move case to High Court.
- Lawyers say charges amount to a first-degree felony outside Circuit Court jurisdiction.
- Case stems from June 21 shooting incident involving multiple accused persons.
Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has petitioned the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice to transfer a criminal case linked to an alleged shooting incident from the Adenta Circuit Court to the High Court.
In a petition dated June 25, 2026, her legal team argues that the Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter, insisting that the principal charge constitutes a first-degree felony which is triable only at the High Court level.
The accused persons, including Safo’s brother, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, are facing multiple charges such as unlawful possession of firearms and explosives, participation in vigilante activities, discharge of firearms in a public place, causing unlawful damage, and use of offensive weapons.
Her lawyers maintain that the alleged offence of intentionally causing harm with an offensive weapon qualifies as a first-degree felony under Ghanaian law and must be prosecuted on indictment before the High Court.
They further contend that the Circuit Court is not only without jurisdiction to try the case but also lacks authority to hear bail applications involving the accused persons.
The petition follows a shooting incident reported on June 21, 2026, in which Adwoa Safo was allegedly attacked while seated in her vehicle outside her brother’s residence.
According to her legal team, she sustained injuries to her face, ear, jaw, and the back of her head, with reports indicating bullet fragments were lodged in her skull. Her Toyota Land Cruiser Prado was also damaged in the incident.
Following the attack, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena and eight others were arrested and arraigned before the Adenta Circuit Court, where they were granted bail of GH¢500,000 each with two sureties.
The legal team is urging the Attorney-General to review the police docket and direct that the case be refiled at the High Court, arguing that this would ensure a fair, comprehensive, and expedited trial.
