The Minister of Defense, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, are said to have died in a catastrophic military helicopter crash that occurred in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6.
Additional individuals confirmed to have died in the crash include former MP Samuel Aboagye, NDC Vice Chairman Samuel Sarpong, and Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Muniru Mohammed.
Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah, Flying Officer Mane-Twum Ampadu, and Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala are among the crew members.
Initial reports state that the high-ranking government officials were traveling to Obuasi on a Ghana Armed Forces Z-9 chopper when the plane vanished off radar.
In the aftermath of the crash, emergency reaction personnel hurried to the scene. A complete list of the dead and injured has not yet been made public by authorities, but Citi News was able to collect graphic footage and photographs that showed the burned remains of multiple victims.
Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister, reportedly left the program to rush to the crash scene after learning of the incident. He was holding an anti-illegal mining event at the time.
The Ghana Armed Forces acknowledged in a brief statement that attempts were being made to locate and evaluate the chopper wreckage after it lost touch on Wednesday morning shortly after takeoff. Authorities have not yet confirmed more facts, and the cause of the incident is yet unknown.
More than a year has passed since a military plane crashed near Bonsukrom in the Western Region on March 19, 2024, in a helicopter mishap. Luckily, no one was killed in that previous collision.
As investigations proceed and families are informed, more updates are anticipated.
Source: newsthemegh.com