Ashanti Region Helicopter Crash: Military Aircraft Down, Killing Two Ministers and Others

A Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crashed near Sikaman in the Adansi Akrofuom area of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of eight individuals. The aircraft, Ghana Armed Forces Helicopter 29, departed from Accra at 9:12 a.m. and was headed to Obuasi. Tragically, the helicopter went down shortly after takeoff. The crash claimed the lives of prominent figures, including Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the Minister of Defence, and Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation. The Ghana Armed Forces has expressed their condolences and confirmed an investigation into the cause of the crash.