Ghana, in a solemn and emotional ceremony on Friday, August 15, laid to rest six of the eight victims of the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash.
The burial took place at the Military Cemetery in Tse Addo, Greater Accra Region, drawing government officials, the military high command, bereaved families, and mourners from across the country.
Earlier in the day, an interfaith funeral service was held at Black Star Square, where tears flowed freely as tributes were paid to the fallen.
In his address, President John Dramani Mahama announced the creation of an Educational Children’s Support Fund to cater for the schooling of the victims’ children from primary to university level. He also conferred posthumous promotions on three Ghana Air Force personnel — Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
President Mahama, Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, bereaved families, the Ghana Armed Forces, government officials, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and other dignitaries laid wreaths in memory of the fallen at the Military Cemetery.
The farewell was marked with full military honours, including performances by the Ghana Air Force and Ghana Armed Forces bands.
Two of the victims — Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed — were buried on August 10.
The six laid to rest on August 15 were: Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Samuel Aboagye, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Chairman Dr. Samuel Sarpong, Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
