Ghana will at this time bid a heartfelt farewell to 2 of its distinguished sons, whose lives have been lower quick within the tragic army helicopter crash of 6 August. The nation’s grief runs deep as Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, former Minister for Setting, and Alhaji Muniru Limuna Mohammed, former Appearing Deputy Nationwide Safety Coordinator, are laid to relaxation in accordance with Islamic custom.
The solemn rites will start with Janazah prayers at 2:00 p.m. on the Forecourt of the State Home in Accra, adopted by their burial on the Navy Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. The ceremony will convey collectively household, buddies, non secular leaders, conventional authorities, and the very best ranges of presidency to honour their reminiscence.
The 2 males have been amongst eight lives misplaced when a Ghana Air Power helicopter crashed within the Adansi-Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Area — a tragedy that has united the nation in mourning. Throughout Ghana, tributes have poured in, remembering their years of public service, quiet dedication, and steadfast dedication to the nation.
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President John Mahama, the Vice President, the Speaker of Parliament, and the Nationwide Chairman of the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) are anticipated to hitch the mourners, alongside the Nationwide Chief Imam, the chief of the Ambariya Sunni Group, and different outstanding figures.
Whereas at this time’s burial focuses on the 2 Muslim victims, the nation will come collectively once more on Friday, 15 August 2025, for an inter-denominational state funeral on the Black Star Sq..
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That event will provide a remaining likelihood for Ghanaians to face in solidarity, pay their respects, and have fun the lives of all eight who died whereas serving their nation.
