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An Accra High Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000 to Gregory Afoko, the Junior Brother of Paul Afoko, for alleged conspiracy to commit murder.
He was alleged to have conspired with the convicted Asabke Alangdi to murder Adams Mahama, a former Upper East Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party.
The bail sum must have two sureties, one of which must be justified.
Lawyers for Afoko filed a fresh bail application before the Accra High Court on February 17, 2025, the third time the accused was praying the court to grant him bail, after almost 10 years in jail.
Afoko, who was arrested in 2015, was accused of conspiring with others to assassinate Adams Mahama in a brutal acid attack outside his Bolgatanga home.
The trial commenced in 2019 and concluded in 2023. A 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 Afoko. He was re-arrested after the proceedings and denied bail.
The Court, presided over by Justice Marie-Louise Simmon, asked the accused person to report to the police, the case investigator, or in his absence the regional crime officer (Greater Accra) or Director General CID once every two weeks until the case was determined.
The registrar is to verify the authenticity of any documents presented and place of residence in Accra and the sureties be known to the police.
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