Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka
AN ACCRA High Court has granted a 10-day interim injunction restraining former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, from proceeding with the funeral and burial arrangements of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka.
The order, granted on an application by the Kristo Asafo Mission, effectively suspends funeral plans which had been scheduled for July 30 to 31, and August 8, 2026, over disputes relating to the estate of the late industrialist.
Lawyer for the Kristo Asafo Mission, Nana Kofi Safo Kantanka, said the injunction temporarily bars Adwoa Safo from organising the funeral until the court further considers the matter.
Siblings Feud
The legal action is the latest escalation in the ongoing dispute within the Safo family over who has the authority to oversee the funeral arrangements and implement the final wishes of the founder of Kristo Asafo.
The court case follows days of press interviews and public statements by the two siblings of the family. Adwoa Safo had earlier insisted that the burial would proceed on July 30, 2026, as planned by the family. But Kwadwo Safo Akofena Kantanka, who currently leads Kristo Asafo, dismissed the date as false, describing reports circulating on social media and in some media outlets as inaccurate.
The disagreement has deepened an already tense family standoff over leadership of the church and control of the late Apostle’s estate.
The dispute heightened three weeks and two days after the announcement of the date for the final funeral rites, when Adwoa Safo was hospitalised following a shooting incident involving private security stationed at her brother Akofena’s Kwabenya residence on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
She was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra for treatment, and later referred to the Bank Hospital for specialist care to remove bullet pellets. Following the June 21, 2026 shooting, police launched a search at Akofena’s home which led to the retrieval of 120 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 50 rounds of .45 calibre ammunition, 25 rounds of .40 calibre ammunition, additional loaded magazines, and two Glock pistols, one of which is registered in his name. Akofena and eight others were arrested and arraigned at the Adenta Circuit Court over the shooting and were granted bail totaling GH¢4.5 million — GH¢500,000 each with two sureties.
With both siblings unwilling to settle the matter amicably and the court now intervening, the July 30 burial date remains in limbo. Many of the invited guests are now waiting on Adwoa Safo to issue a communiqué on the way forward.
BY Prince Fiifi Yorke