On August 6, 2025, Ghana helicopter crash kills defence and environment ministers in a military helicopter over the Ashanti region. Among the eight people on board were Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, a national security adviser, senior party officials, and the helicopter’s crew.

What Really Happened

A Z‑9 military helicopter departed from Accra around 9 am, bound for Obuasi to join a working meeting on illegal mining in the Ashanti region. The aircraft dropped off radar over Adansi‑Sikaman forest. Later, search teams discovered the wreckage with all eight bodies recovered: the two ministers, deputy national security advisor Muniru Mohammed, Samuel Sarpong (vice‑chair of Ghana’s ruling NDC), and three Ghana Air Force crew members.

National Response and Mourning

Ghana declared this a national tragedy. President John Mahama’s Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, urged calm and empathy, ordering all flags flown at half-mast and declaring three days of national mourning.
Parliament met in mourning, while public gatherings were held at the homes of the deceased and NDC headquarters. Senior party and government officials paid homage, calling the crash an “irreplaceable loss”