The Government has announced the burial arrangements for two Muslim victims of the recent helicopter crash, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala and Alhaji Munir Limuna Mohammed.
According to a statement from the Presidency, the rites will be conducted in line with Islamic tradition, custom, and practices.
Muslim Jannaza Prayers will be held on Sunday, August 10, at 2:00 p.m. at the Forecourt of the State House. This will be followed immediately by the burial at 2:30 p.m. at the Military Cemetery in Accra.
The Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala and Alhaji Munir Limuna Mohammed were among eight people who died when a military helicopter crashed at Adansi-Brofoyedu in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday.
The group was on a national assignment to Obuasi when the disaster occurred.
On board the flight were the Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Alhaji Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.
Others included the acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Muniru Mohammed; a National Vice-Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Sarpong; former parliamentary candidate in the 2024 elections, Samuel Aboagye; Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, the pilot; Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, the co-pilot; and Sergeant Ernest Addo-Mensah, a crew member.
