Ghana Helicopter Crash: Contributions of victims to national development will be missed – COMOG
Accra: The Coalition of Muslim Organisations Ghana (COMOG) has described the death of eight victims through a helicopter crash on August 6, 2025, as a great loss to the nation.
In a condolence message, the organisation said the victims were dedicated public servants whose contributions to Ghana’s development will be deeply missed.
“COMOG is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Alhaji Dr Murtala Ibrahim Mohammed, MP; Muniru Mohammed; and other government officials and military officers,” it’s said in a statement.
“We extend our sincerest condolences to H.E. President John Dramani Mahama and the families of the deceased.
“We pray that Allah grants the souls of the deceased eternal peace and comfort to their loved ones during this difficult time. May Allah strengthen us during this period of mourning.”
The organisation, in the statement signed by its president, Hajj Abdul Manan Abdul Rahman, extolled the commitment of one of the victims, Dr Murtala Muhammed, to the Muslim Ummah and his support for Ummah unity initiatives.
The Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Alhaji Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash on Wednesday.
They were onboard a Ghana Armed Forces Z-9 helicopter carrying top state officials which briefly went missing in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.
Also confirmed dead were Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator; Samuel Aboagye, a former Parliamentary Candidate; and Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The helicopter’s three crew members, Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah, also lost their lives.
The victims’ bodies have been transported to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.
President John Dramani Mahama has since declared three days of national mourning beginning Thursday, August 7, to honour the deceased.
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