The Government has released burial arrangements for two of the Muslim victims of last Wednesday’s fatal military helicopter crash — Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala and Alhaji Munir Limuna Mohammed.
A statement from the Presidency indicated that the rites will be performed in accordance with Islamic traditions, customs, and practices.
The Janazah (funeral) prayers are scheduled for Sunday, August 10, at 2:00 p.m. at the Forecourt of the State House. The burial will follow immediately at 2:30 p.m. at the Military Cemetery in Accra.
Dr. Murtala and Alhaji Muniru were among eight people who died when a military helicopter went down at Adansi-Brofoyedu in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.
The delegation had been on a national assignment to Obuasi when tragedy struck.
Others on board included the Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah; NDC National Vice-Chairman, Samuel Sarpong; Deputy NADMO boss, Samuel Aboagye; Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, the pilot; Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, the co-pilot; and Sergeant Ernest Addo-Mensah, a crew member.
