I do not talk to Afoko – Brother

General News of Saturday, January 19th, 2019

Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

2019-01-19

The elder brother of Gregory Afoko, who is on trial for murdering the New Patriotic Party (NPP) regional president, Upper East East, Adams Mahama, yesterday shocked a high court in Accra when he told the court that he was not talking to his brother.

John Ishmael Afoko, called to testify for Gregory Afoko, said he did not get along with his brother, who was always quarreling with him at home.

He told the court that he should have been happy that his brother had been arrested by the police to give him some freedom and peace of mind.

John Ishmael Afoko therefore told the court that he had no reason to lie to the court to save someone with whom he was hearing well.

His statement follows the prosecution 's charge, headed by Mathew Amponsah, an attorney general, who allegedly cheated the court in order to save his younger brother.

"The accused and I do not understand each other. Because when he was around us, we would always look for a quarrel or another. I should therefore be happy that he was taken out of the house and I have my freedom. Why should I lie to free him? Asked the witness.

Gregory Afoko was brought to trial in a high court in Accra for the alleged murder of the NPP chairman of the Upper East East region in 2015.

To date, the state has called 14 prosecution witnesses who have all testified in the case that has been going on in court for three years.

Afoko opened his defense last December and vehemently denied the murder of Adams, badly burned after acid spilled on him in his car.

Isaac Afoko is his first defense witness for the accused.

He corroborated the accused's statement that he was at home the very night of the incident and therefore had nothing to do with the murder.

He told the court that Gregory Afoko was responsible for taking care of their father who was sick and bedridden although he took care of him in his absence.

The witness and the prosecution did not agree on the time at which the witness lay down the fateful night.

However, he told the court that he had gone to bed about three minutes after 8 pm that night, but that the prosecutor had told him that he was not telling the truth in court .

Mr. Amponsah told the witness that Gregory Afoko returned after 23 hours.

The witness, however, denied this badertion, saying that his brother had returned home a few minutes after 20 hours.

The court, chaired by Judge Lawrence L. Mensah, adjourned the proceedings for Afoko to call his next witness.