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There were interesting scenes Tuesday at the Accra High Court when a journalist was called to be a second interpreter in the trial of Gregory Afoko, the man indicted for the murder of former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Patriotic (NPP) Adams Mahama.

The court invited the journalist from Class FM, Nabil Ahmed after a heated argument between the prosecutor and defence counsel during the evidence in chief of Hajia Zainabu Adams, the wife of the deceased.

The witness, who spoke Hausa was being led by the Prosecutor, Chief State Attorney, Mr Matthew Amponsah, to give her evidence.

During the course of the proceeding, counsel for Afoko, Mr Israel Ackah, accused the prosecution of interrupting the court interpreter and putting words in the witness’ mouth.

This generated a heated debate which brought the hearing to a partial end after the court asked anyone in the gallery to help with the interpretation.

The Class FM journalist, who informed the court that he was very fluent in Hausa, was given the opportunity to help with the interpretation.

Hajia Mahama in her evidence told the court that she heard her husband’s screaming in front of their house that he had been attacked with acid.

She further told the court that when she went to her husband's aid, he told her that the attack was done by one Gregory, the brother of Paul Afoko, the politician and one Asabke Alangdi

The court, presided over by Mr Justice L.L. Mensah, adjourned the case to October 11, 2016.