Kantanka family says Adwoa Safo attempted to serve court injunction on Akofena when gunshots were fired
Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, was allegedly shot at while attempting to serve court documents on her younger brother, Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena, amid an escalating leadership dispute within the Kristo Asafo Mission, the Kwadwo Safo family has claimed.
The allegation was contained in a statement issued by the family on Monday, June 22, 2026, following a shooting incident at a property associated with Israel Safo during a period of heightened tension over the succession of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo.
According to the statement, armed men allegedly opened fire during a gathering organised in connection with efforts to install Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena as leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission. Unconfirmed reports suggest that approximately 15 rounds of ammunition were discharged during the incident.
The family said Madam Adwoa Safo, whom it described as the recognised head of the Kwadwo Safo family, sustained injuries but is in stable condition and responding positively to treatment.
The statement indicated that Israel Safo, together with some elders of the church, had planned a private installation ceremony to declare him leader of the mission despite what the family described as clear succession directives left by the late founder.
According to the family, two members of the church subsequently filed a legal action and obtained a court order seeking to halt the planned installation ceremony.
It said repeated efforts to serve the court documents on Israel Safo were unsuccessful, prompting Adwoa Safo to personally deliver the processes.
The family alleged that during the encounter, gunshots were fired in her direction.
“During the encounter, Mr. Israel Safo discharged a firearm multiple times in her direction and also instructed associates at the scene to open fire on her vehicle,” the statement claimed.
The family said the matter has been formally reported to the police and other relevant authorities for investigation.
The incident marks the latest development in a growing dispute over the leadership of the Kristo Asafo Mission following the death of its founder, Apostle Kwadwo Safo, on September 11, 2025.
According to the statement, the late founder initially appointed Israel Safo as his successor in 2017 and entrusted him with leadership responsibilities within the church as well as oversight of the mission's business interests.
However, the family alleged that concerns over the management of some of those businesses and deviations from the founding principles of the church led Apostle Kwadwo Safo to withdraw that mandate in 2024.
It further claimed that the late founder subsequently named Adwoa Safo as head of the family and established a succession framework that excluded Israel Safo from assuming leadership of the mission.
The family maintained that it does not recognise any installation or declaration of leadership by Israel Safo that is inconsistent with the directives allegedly left by the late founder.
It also appealed to members of the Kristo Asafo Mission and the general public to remain calm and allow the appropriate state institutions to investigate the incident and address the succession dispute through lawful means.
Israel Safo had not publicly responded to the allegations at the time of filing this report.