Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has petitioned the Attorney-General to move her alleged shooting case from the Adenta Circuit Court to the High Court.
She argued that the lower court lacks jurisdiction to handle the first-degree felony charges.
In a petition dated June 25, 2026, lawyers for the former legislator contend that the Circuit Court cannot properly try the case since the principal offence of intentionally causing harm with an offensive weapon constitutes a first-degree felony, which must be tried on indictment before the High Court.
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The accused persons, including the former MP’s brother Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena and eight others, currently face multiple 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.
“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 legal team further argued that the Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction not only to try the case but also to entertain bail applications involving the accused persons.
The petition stems from a shooting incident on June 21, 2026, where Adwoa Safo was reportedly attacked while seated in her vehicle outside her brother’s residence.
She sustained injuries to her face, ear, jaw, and the back of her head, with bullet fragments allegedly still lodged in her skull. Her Toyota Land Cruiser Prado was also damaged.
The accused were subsequently arrested, arraigned, and granted bail of GH¢500,000 with two sureties.
The petition requests the Attorney-General to call for the police docket, review the case, and have it refiled at the High Court to ensure what her lawyers describe as a “full and expeditious trial.”