Omane Boamah, Murturla Mohammed Among Eight Killed in Military Helicopter Crash
A tragic air disaster has claimed the lives of all eight individuals aboard a Ghana Air Force helicopter that crashed in the Adansi area on Wednesday morning, officials have confirmed.
The Z9 utility helicopter, which departed from Accra at 9:12 a.m. en route to Obuasi, lost radar contact shortly after takeoff. After hours of intensive search efforts, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) announced the aircraft had gone down, with no survivors found.
At a 2:30 p.m. press briefing from the Jubilee House, Chief of Staff Julius Debrah confirmed the identities of the victims, which include several high-profile figures:
Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Defence
Alhaji Dr Ibrahim Murturla Mohammed, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology
Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy Nat...