Helicopter Crash in Ghana Kills Ministers
(MENAFN) A military helicopter crashed in Ghana on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of all eight individuals on board, including two high-ranking government ministers.
Among the casualties were Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.
Other notable victims included Samuel Sarpong, the vice chair of the ruling National Democratic Congress; National Security Adviser Muniru Mohammed; along with four crew members, the Ghana Armed Forces confirmed.
Authorities have labeled the accident as one of the most severe aviation disasters the country has experienced in the past decade.
According to the Ghanaian military, the helicopter took off from Accra in the morning and was heading toward the gold-mining town of Obuasi in the Ashanti region when it lost radar contact.
The wreckage was later found in the Adansi area of Ashanti.
The military announced that an inquiry into the crash has been initiated.
In response, President John Dramani Mahama declared a national mourning period and instructed that flags be flown at half-mast. Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, in a televised address after the tragedy, stated that “the entire nation is in shock and mourning.”
Photos posted on social media appear to display burning debris in a forested area at the crash location.
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