Gregory Afoko’s lawyer, Nana Yaw Osei, has disclosed the difficult conditions his client endured in custody, including a swollen arm that went untreated for over five years.
According to Osei, Afoko developed the condition while in detention, yet despite his persistent pain, he was denied proper medical attention.
“He’s been in continuous pain. He’s always unhappy because when he gets sick, he doesn’t get to receive any competent medical attention. So the risk of probably even dying in prison or custody is haunting him.
“As we speak, he has a swollen upper arm. When he was being taken into custody, he didn’t have that swollen arm. The swollen arm has been there for the past five to six years.
“You think that if he were to be outside attending courts, he wouldn’t seek competent medical attention? He will do so,” Osei told host Umaru Sanda on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Friday, February 21.
After nearly a decade in detention, Afoko, accused of the 2015 murder of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Upper East Regional Chairman Adams Mahama, has been granted bail by the Accra High Court.
Presiding Judge Justice Marie-Louise Simmons set bail at GH₵500,000 with two sureties backed by property. Afoko is required to report bi-weekly to the chief investigator or regional crime officer in Accra until the case concludes.
His lawyers had filed for bail on Monday, February 17, marking his third attempt since his trial began in 2015.