The Kwadwo Safo family has disclosed that former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament Sarah Adwoa Safo is in a stable condition and responding positively to medical treatment.
In a statement issued by the Kwadwo Safo family on Monday, June 22, 2026, they expressed regret over the incident.
Parts of the family statement read, “The family wishes to assure members of the Kristo Asafo Mission, relatives, friends, sympathisers, and the public that Hon. Adwoa Safo is currently in a stable condition and responding positively to medical treatment”.
According to the family, the shooting incident occurred when Adwoa Safo attempted to serve court documents on her younger brother, Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena, regarding the succession of the Kristo Asafo Mission.
The Kwadwo Safo family claimed Israel Safo discharged a firearm multiple times in her direction and instructed associates to open fire on her vehicle.
According to the family, Adwoa Safo had been appointed head of the family by the late founder and was carrying out responsibilities entrusted to her.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of six private security guards arrested in connection with the shooting incident involving former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo.
According to the Police, they retrieved five pump-action guns, one Taurus pistol and a magazine.
The Ghana Police Service statement issued read, “The Ghana Police Service has arrested six private security guards in connection with the shooting incident involving Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, which occurred at Kwabenya on 21st June 2026
Subsequently, a search conducted has led to the retrieval of five pump-action guns, one Taurus pistol loaded with seven rounds of 9mm ammunition, an additional magazine loaded with five rounds of 9mm ammunition, and communication equipment.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Police personnel from the National Operations Directorate and the Intelligence Directorate, who were on special duty, received a distress call from a residence at Kwabenya and proceeded to the scene.
Upon arrival, it was established that a ceremony was being held at the residence of Mr Tamakloe Safo Jehoshaphat alias Akofena when Hon. Adwoa Safo reportedly arrived and requested access to the premises but was denied entry.
Police investigations further revealed that armed security personnel at the residence allegedly discharged firearms during the incident, resulting in the injury to Hon. Adwoa Safo. Her vehicle was also found with multiple gunshot marks.
The suspects and exhibits have been transferred to the Police Headquarters to assist ongoing investigations.
Investigations are ongoing to locate and arrest all other persons connected with the incident”.
Also, the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana has released a statement addressing the incident involving former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament Sarah Adwoa Safo on the church’s premises.
According to the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, Sarah Adwoa Safo was not shot during the incident at the church’s property at Kwabenya.
They described the allegation as false and misleading, detailing that Adwoa Safo allegedly drove her vehicle into the entrance gates of the property following a church event, causing damage to two metallic gates.
The Kristo Asafo Mission further revealed that Adwoa Safo is ‘demonstrating a purported victim presentation, an apparent attempt to create a false impression of having sustained a gunshot injury’.
They disclosed categorically that, to the best of their knowledge and based on information presently available to them, no such shooting occurred.
The Church further called on the public to rely on verified information and allow due process to establish the facts.
See the statement below:
@ghnow_ Kwadwo Safo Akofena receives a rousing welcome from Kristo Asafo Church members as he enters the church, dancing and celebrating to loud cheers from the congregation. #GHNow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
