Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has formally petitioned the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, seeking to have a criminal case stemming from an alleged shooting incident transferred 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 handle the matter, as the principal charge constitutes a first-degree felony, which is exclusively triable by the High Court.
The accused persons, including her brother, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, are facing multiple charges including possession of firearms and explosives without lawful authority, participation in vigilante activity, unlawful discharge of firearms in a public place, causing unlawful damage, and use of offensive weapons.
The petition maintains that the key charge—intentionally and unlawfully causing harm with an offensive weapon—falls under first-degree felony classification and must be prosecuted on indictment at 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 lawyers stated.
They further contend that the Circuit Court also lacks jurisdiction to determine bail applications in the case.
The petition arises from an alleged shooting incident on June 21, 2026, during which Adwoa Safo was reportedly attacked while seated in her vehicle outside her brother’s residence.
According to the filing, she sustained injuries to her face, ear, jaw, and the back of her head, with claims that bullet fragments remain lodged in her skull. Her Toyota Land Cruiser Prado was also damaged in the attack.
Following the incident, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena and eight others were arrested, arraigned before the Adenta Circuit Court, and granted bail of GH¢500,000 each with two sureties.
Adwoa Safo’s lawyers are therefore urging the Attorney-General to retrieve the police docket, review the case, and direct that it be refiled at the High Court to ensure what they describe as a fair, comprehensive, and expeditious trial.
