Akofena & Gang Get GH¢4.5 Million Bail

Israel Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, son of the late founder of the Kristo Asafo Church, and eight men jointly accused in connection with last Sunday’s shooting incident that left former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament Sarah Adwoa Safo with multiple gunshot wounds were yesterday granted bail by the Adenta Circuit Court.

The accused persons were each admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢500,000, bringing the total bail package to GH¢4.5 million.

Israel Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena is a younger brother of the injured former MP

 

The other eight accused persons are Tamaklo Safo Jehosaphat, Kwabena Safo; Benjamin Amoakwa Sam; Badu Enoch; Richard Ayitey; Gideon Safo; Nana Kwaku Afriyie; and Kwadwo Safo Koomson.

They face five counts including use of offensive weapons, possession of explosive firearms and ammunition, prohibition of vigilante group activities, discharging guns in town, and causing unlawful damage. All have pleaded not guilty.

The bail conditions require each accused person to produce two sureties who must sign a bail justification form, though the sureties are not required to be justified.

Per the prosecution’s facts, the incident occurred on June 21, 2026, when armed men denied Sarah Adwoa Safo access to a house belonging to Israel Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena  at Kwabenya in the Greater Accra Region where a ceremony was reportedly being held to install a successor to the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, founder of the Kristo Asafo Church.

The standoff escalated into gunfire, resulting in the complainant sustaining gunshot wounds to the left side of her face, the back of her head, her left ear, and her lower jaw. Her Landcruiser Toyota Prado, valued at GH¢450,000, was also extensively damaged.

The prosecution further stated that the accused, most of whom were described as private security guards alongside a businessman and a farmer, were found in possession of six Mosberg pump-action guns, three pistols, thirty-three rounds of 9mm ammunition, and forty-two AA cartridges—none of which were covered by any licence or permit.

A subsequent search of Akofena’s residence at Kwabenya led to the retrieval of 120 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 50 rounds of 45mm ammunition, 25 rounds of 40mm ammunition, loaded magazines, and two Glock pistols, one of which is registered in his name.

Akofena, who reported himself to the Greater Accra Regional Police Headquarters on June 22, a day after the incident, denied the offence, telling investigators he had left the scene before the shooting occurred.

The incident is linked to a long-standing leadership dispute within the Kristo Asafo Mission following the death of its founder on September 11, 2025. The family dispute reportedly centres on succession arrangements, with tensions escalating into the shooting incident at Kwabenya.

The case has been adjourned to a later date for further proceedings as investigations continue.