Gregory Afoko, a prime suspect in the 2015 murder of NPP’s Upper East Regional Chairman, Adams Mahama, has finally been granted bail after spending almost ten years in detention.
The Accra High Court set bail at GHS 500,000, with two sureties. The sureties are supposed to have fixed places of abode with one of them having a landed property.
This ruling comes after years of unsuccessful bail applications and growing concerns over his prolonged pre-trial detention.
Afoko was arrested in 2015 following Mahama’s death in a brutal acid attack outside his home in Bolgatanga. Since then, he has remained in custody as the legal proceedings dragged on, raising serious concerns about judicial delays and fair trial rights.
Despite multiple attempts by his legal team to secure bail, the court had consistently denied his requests—until now.
The trial commenced in 2019 and concluded in 2023. The jury on the trial however returned with a hung verdict on both counts of murder and conspiracy to commit murder against Gregory Afoko. The court thus ordered a retrial for Gregory Afoko.
He was re-arrested after the proceedings and denied bail.
But on Friday, his lawyers moved the application urging the court to grant him bail pending trial.
Although his bail marks a step forward for his defense, the trial is still underway as the state pursues its prosecution.
