Two Top Ghanian Ministers And Six Others Die In Helicopter Tragedy

Ghana’s defence and situation ministers are among nan 8 group who died successful a subject chopper clang successful nan confederate Ashanti region connected Wednesday, August 6th, according to nan main of unit to nan country’s president.

Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed were among nan 5 passengers connected committee nan helicopter, CNN reported successful a breaking news bulletin. There were 3 unit members connected committee nan craft arsenic well.

Ghana’s Armed Forces notified earlier connected Wednesday that they had mislaid connection pinch a Z9 chopper that was en way from nan superior of Accra to Obuasi, a mining municipality successful confederate Ghana.

According to CNN, Julius Debrah, nan main of staff, said that nan mishap was a “national tragedy” and announced that flags will alert astatine half mast until further notice.

“The president and nan authorities widen their condolences and solidarity to nan families of our comrades and soldiers who fell successful their work to nan nation,” said Debrah.

Causes of nan mishap stay unknown

The authorities charismatic besides said that Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, Ghana’s acting lawman nationalist information coordinator, Samuel Sarpong, nan vice president of nan National Democratic Congress and Samuel Aboagye, a erstwhile parliamentary candidate, were nan 3 different persons travelling successful nan helicopter. They excessively died.

The helicopter’s unit were named arsenic Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, flying serviceman Malin Twum-Ampadu and Sgt. Ernest Addo Mensah.

The origin of nan crash was not instantly known, and nan subject said an investigation was underway, AP reported.