*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assures President John Mahama and all Ghanaians that the thoughts and prayers of the government and people of Nigeria are with them during this time of profound national loss

Isola Moses | 绿帽献妻

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sympathised with his Ghanaian President John Mahama, the Government, and people of the country, following the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Defence Minister Edward Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Muhammed, and six others.

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President on Information and Strategy, Wednesday, August 6, stated President Tinubu assured Mahama, and all Ghanaians that the thoughts and prayers of the government and people of Nigeria are with them during this time of profound national loss.

He urged the Ghanaian nation and the bereaved families and friends to find comfort in the knowledge that their loved ones died in the line of patriotic service to the country.

He prayed for the peaceful repose of the souls of the departed and strength for those left behind.

The Ghanaian armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar on Wednesday.

Television station Joy News broadcast cell phone footage from the crash scene showing smouldering wreckage amid a heavily forested area earlier in the day.

Muniru Mohammed, Ghana鈥檚 Deputy National Security Coordinator and former Agriculture Minister, was among the dead, along with Samuel Sarpong, Vice-Chairman of Mahama鈥檚 National Democratic Congress party.

绿帽献妻 reports Boamah became the Ghanaian Defence Minister earlier this year shortly after Mahama鈥檚 swearing-in January 2025.

Muhammed was serving as the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology.

Ghanaian authorities affirmed that everyone onboard the crashed helicopter was killed in the acciden.

The passengers aboard the crashed helicopter were headed for an event on illegal mining 鈥� a major environmental issue in the west African country, report noted.