Ghana Mourns As Defence, Environment Ministers Die In Helicopter Crash

By Adesina Soyooye

Nigeria’s neighbor, Ghana is in deep mourning.

The Country’s Minister for Defence, Edward Omane Boama, and its Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, were killed in a Helicopter Crash Wednesday morning,  August 6, 2025.

The Ghanaian Presidency which confirmed the sad incident disclosed that on board the chopper were eight souls made up of five passengers and three crew members. All on board were killed.

It was an Airforce Helicopter which, according to Military sources, disappeared from the radar.

Boamah was appointed Defence Minister by President John Mahama in January. He was, by training, a Medical Doctor and before his appointment as Defence Minister, had been Communications Minister, 2012-2017, during Mahama’s first term in office and, was also before that, Deputy Minister for Enviroment.

The Ministers were headed to Obuasi, Northwest of Accra and took off by 9.00am from Accra.

Also, on board were Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Muniri Mohammed, and Samuel  Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the ruling party, National Democratic Congress.

All flags in Ghana have been ordered  flown at half-staff.

In response to the tragedy, President Mahama has canceled all his official duties for the day.

There is no word yet as to the cause of the crash.