The burial rites for two Muslim victims of the recent helicopter crash, Dr. Ibrahim Muhammed Murtala and Alhaji Munir Limuna Mohammed, have been scheduled for Sunday, August 10, 2025.
This was contained in a statement from the Presidency, which noted that the rites will be held in accordance 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.
Dr. Murtala, the late Minister for Environment, Technology and Innovation, and Alhaji Limuna; Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, were part of the eight people who were killed in a helicopter crash 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.
Also aboard was the Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah.
The rest are National Vice-Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Sarpong; Deputy NADMO Director-General, 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.
Source: Adomonline.com
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