Gregory Afoko’s lawyer, Nana Yaw Osei, has revealed the painful ordeal his client endured in custody, highlighting a swollen arm that remained untreated for over five years.
According to Osei, Afoko developed the condition while in custody, and despite his persistent pain, he was denied competent medical attention.
The prolonged lack of care, the lawyer claims, not only worsened his suffering but also posed a serious risk to his life.
“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, Gregory 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.
Lawyers of Afoko filed for the bail application on Monday, February 17, his third attempt since his trial began in 2015.