There is a strong security presence at the community, with military and police units deployed to manage the retrieval operation and maintain order.

Numerous vehicles, including ambulances and support units, can be seen leaving the area.

Local community members and residents have gathered nearby, drawn by the unfolding scene, despite restricted access.

Many onlookers were visibly emotional as the body bags were moved to waiting vehicles.

Earlier reports confirmed that the helicopter carrying five government officials and three crew members crashed while en route from Accra to Obuasi.

All on board perished in what officials have termed a national tragedy.

The victims include Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, NDC Vice-Chair Samuel Sarpong, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Muniru Mohammed, and former MP Samuel Aboagye.

The Ghana Air Force personnel crew members who perished were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Mane-Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.

Source: Kenneth Awotwe Darko 

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In an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Dr. Kevor, who also serves as Acting Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), said he was devastated by the tragic news.

He recalled speaking to the late Minister on the morning of Wednesday, August 6, 2025, unaware it would be their final conversation.

According to Dr. Kevor, both men were scheduled to attend the launch of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources’ Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme in Obuasi. Dr. Boamah had assured him he was en route.

“I took the lead by flight on Tuesday to Kumasi and left for Obuasi this morning. We were all waiting for him to arrive. But at one point, I tried calling him, and it wasn’t going through—only for us to hear of the helicopter crash. We rushed to the scene, and access to the place was even difficult,” he recounted.

Dr. Kevor added that he has already dispatched a delegation to console Dr. Boamah’s mother in Koforidua and plans to visit her personally soon.

Dr. Boamah and seven others, including Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, died when a military helicopter crashed at Adansi Akrofuom while heading to Obuasi.

According to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), the Air Force helicopter, Z9, went off the radar after taking off from Accra at 9:12 a.m.

The aircraft was burnt beyond recognition, with no visible signs of survivors at the scene.

Preliminary information suggests the helicopter crashed into a tree, with bad weather suspected to have played a role.

Source: Gertrude Otchere

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Speaking to JoyNews, the eyewitness said he heard a loud explosion from the forest and drew the attention of nearby residents.

He said locating the wreckage on Wednesday was made difficult by dense foliage and the severity of the blaze, which left the aircraft burned beyond recognition.

Among the deceased are Ghana’s Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Murtala Mohammed.

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, at a press conference in Accra, announced the tragic news at a press conference and directed that all national flags be flown at half-mast in honour of the victims.

Other victims include Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator; Samuel Aboagye, a former Member of Parliament; and Samuel Sarpong, a Vice Chairman of the NDC.

The crew members who perished were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Mane-Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.

As the eyewitness account highlights, finding the aircraft amid the chaos and devastation was a daunting task for responders and local residents.

Source: Myjoyonline.com

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Also, five student nursing mothers took part in the examination, out of the total 285 candidates who registered for the exams while one female did not show up.

A supervisor at the centre, Daniel Kusi Adoteng, revealed this to Adom News‘ Isaac K. Normanyo as he tours some centres in the area to monitor the situation ahead of the exams.

Normanyo, as part of the tour, also observed that the exams did not start on time because the question papers, which should have been kept at Obuasi, were at New Edubiase, thereby, delaying the process.

The elated students also revealed they had adequately prepared and were ready for the examination.

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A total number of 571, 894 candidates are expected to sit for the exams which started on Monday, November 15, 2021.

It will end on Friday, November 19, 2021, at 2,158 centres nationwide.

The Adansi Akrofuom District Security Committee and the Bekwai Forestry Commission have arrested 24 illegal miners.

Reports indicate the miners, aged between 14 to 45, were operating at the Sukuma Forest Reserve at Pewodie near Grumesa in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.

The team also destroyed 16 changfans machines on river Nana Puma with over 200 tents while 104 pumping machines and 11 gold detector machines were also seized.

Speaking to Adom News‘ correspondent, Isaac K. Normanyo, the District Chief Executive, Jonas Maurice Woode, said the operation was carried out following reports that some illegal miners had infiltrated water bodies and the forest reserve in the area.

The Assisting Manager at the Forestry Commission, Palmer Aikins Amponsah, assured that the Commission will not relent on their fight against the illegal operation.

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On his part, the Obuasi Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Joseph Nyaba, said the 24 arrested will be processed for court.

He stated that the security decided to burn the changfans since they were the machines that facilitated the operation of the illegal miners.

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