Adwoa Safo Petitions A‑G to Move Shooting Case to High Court

Former Member of Parliament for Dome‑Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has petitioned the Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice to review and transfer the criminal case arising from the alleged shooting incident involving her and eight other accused persons from the Adenta Circuit Court to the High Court.

In a petition dated June 25, 2026, her lawyers argued that the Adenta Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction because the principal offence is a first‑degree felony, triable only by the High Court.

Adwoa Safo was allegedly shot at multiple times on June 21 while seated in her vehicle outside the residence of her brother, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, who is among the accused persons.

The petition claims she sustained serious injuries to the left side of her face, the back of her head, her left ear and lower jaw, with bullet fragments lodged in her skull. Her Toyota Land Cruiser Prado reportedly suffered visible gunshot damage.

Her brother and eight others were arrested and later granted GH¢500,000 bail with two sureties.

The accused were charged with use of an offensive weapon, possession of explosives, firearms and ammunition, use of vigilante groups, discharging guns in town, and causing unlawful damage.

However, lawyers for the former MP insist that the offence involving the intentional use of an offensive weapon to cause harm is a first‑degree felony, and therefore must be tried on indictment before the High Court.

“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.

They further argued that the Circuit Court “lacks jurisdiction to entertain the matter, let alone consider an application for bail.”

The petition urges the Attorney‑General to call for the police docket, review the case, and refile it before the High Court to ensure a full and expeditious trial.

Copies of the petition were sent to the Deputy Attorney‑General, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Presiding Judge of the Adenta Circuit Court, the Inspector‑General of Police, the CID Director‑General, the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander and Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo.

— CitiNewsRoom