Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed and Deputy Director General for National Security, Alhaji Muniru Lumina have been buried in accordance with Islamic tradition.
The duo was amongst victims of the deadly helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 which claimed the lives of six others.
On Sunday, August 10, 2025, bodies of the late Dr. Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru were brought to the forecourt of the State House where the Islamic Janazah prayers was offered and their souls committed into the hands of Allah.
With a military entourage, the bodies where then chauffeured to the military cemetery at Burma Camp where they were buried.
President Mahama, senior government officials, families and friends all gathered for the solemn burial ceremony to pay final respect to the two gallant men who lost their lives in their line of duty.
An Imam who shared a speech during the burial ceremony described the two as “icons of the Islamic tradition.”
Various Islamic leaders offered prayers for the departed souls in accordance with Islamic tradition.
Giving his remarks at the burial ceremony, President Mahama thanked the families of the deceased for their patience in burying the victims.
“Today is not a day for talking. I just want to say thank you for your sympathy. Indeed, the Quran tells us that whoever attends the funeral of a fellow and then stays to the last end of a funeral receives blessing.
“I want to thank the two families for their patience. We recognise that in Islam when a person has died, they are supposed to be interned as quickly as possible,” he stated.
The President also noted that it is important for government to continue working hard to ensure it achieves its reset agenda in honour of the late Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru.
“Today is not a day for talking and I find it very difficult to find words to speak and so I just say thank you and may God grant them Paradise and may the memory of them guide us too.
“I believe that they would have wanted us to continue with the hard work that we were doing with them and so in memory of them we shall continue to work very hard, to serve the people of Ghana and to ensure the success of our reset agenda so that their names will be written in gold in Paradise,” he added.
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, first announced on Wednesday, August 6, that Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah was among those who died in the crash. Also on board were Minister for Environment Murtala Mohammed, former Ashanti Regional Minister Samuel Sarpong, Muniru Mohammed (Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator), and Samuel Aboagye, a former Member of Parliament and Vice Chairman of the NDC.
The crew members were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Mane-Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
The crash occurred at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region, while the officials were on their way to a national event.
The government announced a three-day national mourning period for the victims. A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Ceremonial Gardens at the Presidency on Thursday, August 7 and Friday, August 8, in honour of the victims.
Government officials, families of the eight persons who died in the August 6 helicopter crash at Adansi Akrofuom gathered at the forecourt of the State House on Saturday, August 9 for a vigil in honour of the departed souls.
The President further disclosed that an interdenominational state funeral will be held on August 15, 2025.
Source:Fiilafmonline/3News
