In what officials are calling a “national tragedy,” Ghana’s ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the Ashanti region, alongside six others, a government spokesperson confirmed.
Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, 50, were among the victims of the crash, which Chief of Staff Julius Debrah described as a devastating loss to the nation.
Earlier, the Ghana Armed Forces reported that the helicopter, carrying three crew members and five passengers, had suddenly “gone off the radar.
“The aircraft had departed from the capital, Accra, at 09:12 local time (GMT) en route to the town of Obuasi, where the officials were scheduled to attend an event addressing illegal mining.
