A military helicopter en route to Obuasi crashed in Ghanaโs Ashanti region on Wednesday, August 6, killing all eight onboard, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. The military aircraft, en route from Accra to Obuasi for an anti-illegal mining event, went off radar mid-flight before crashing. All three crew members and five passengers aboard were killed. Ghanaโs Chief of Staff called it a โnational tragedyโ as investigations into the crash are underway. Video and pictures showing the charred wreckage of the chopper have surfaced on social media, but the exact cause remains unconfirmed.ย โOfficer of the Order of the Star of Ghanaโ: PM Narendra Modi Conferred With Ghanaโs Highest National Honour, Dedicates It to the โBright Future of Indiaโs Youth and Their Aspirationsโ.
Ghana Ministers Die in Chopper Crash
Ghana Minister of Defense, other ministers die in helicopter crash. pic.twitter.com/K6FjHaJZHw
โ Mayowa Olagunju โ (@iam_doctormayor) August 6, 2025
Defence, Environment Ministers Among 8 Dead
A military helicopter carrying three crew members and five passengers, including Ghanaโs Defence Minister and Minister of Science and Technology, has been confirmed to have crashed after going off radar mid-flight. According to the Chief of the General Staff, there were noโฆ pic.twitter.com/Vv4BhF856q
โ TRT World (@trtworld) August 6, 2025
Military Helicopter Crash Kills 8 in Ghana
Ghanaโs defence and environment ministers have died in a helicopter crash.
โ Vani Mehrotra (@vani_mehrotra) August 6, 2025
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