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The Ghana Armed Forces has recovered the bodies of eight victims that died in a military Z-9 helicopter crash in the Adansi-Akrofuom area of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday morning.
The air mishap claimed the lives of two federal ministers, military personnel, and aviation experts. The bodies were recovered and flown by a Ghana Air Force helicopter to the Air Force Base in Accra where senior government officials received them.
The names and portfolios of the victims are listed below:
1. Edward Omane Boamah – Minister for Defence
2. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed – Minister for Environment, Science and Technology
3. Muniru Mohammed – Acting deputy, National Security Coordinator and former Minister for Food and Agriculture
4. Samuel Sarpong – Vice- Chairman, National Democratic Congress
5. Samuel Aboagye – Former parliamentary candidate
6. Peter Baafemi Anala – Squadron leader
7. Manaen Twum Ampadu – Flying officer
8. Ernest Addo – Sergeant
Ghanaian President John Mahama ordered that flags be flown at half-mast to mourn the deceased.
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