Galamsey Must End — Chiefs Demand Justice for Helicopter Crash Heroes
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has thrown down the gauntlet, urging government to crush the illegal mining scourge once and for all in honour of the eight national heroes who perished in the August 6, 2025, military helicopter crash.
These men were on a mission to Obuasi to take part in an anti-galamsey operation when tragedy struck, cutting their lives short.
Speaking after signing the book of condolence at the Ministry of Defence, the President of the House, Nii Odaifio Welentse III, said the country owes it to the victims to finish the fight they started.
“If we cannot deal with this menace completely, then these gallant men died for nothing. Ghana must rise to end galamsey,” he declared.
The crash claimed Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed (MP), Alhaji Muniru Mohammed Limuna, Dr. Samuel Sarpong, Mr. Samuel Aboagye, Squadron Leader Peter Baafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah all remembered as selfless servants of the nation.
Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru Mohammed Limuna were laid to rest on August 10. The remaining six will be buried on Friday, August 15, 2025.
