Ghanaian actress and activist, Lydia Forson
Ghanaian actress and activist, Lydia Forson, has criticised sections of the local media for what she described as “insensitive” and “exploitative” coverage of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) helicopter crash that claimed eight lives on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
The military Z-9 helicopter, which took off from Accra at 9:12 am, crashed near Sikaman in the Adansi Akrofuom area of the Ashanti Region.
Among the victims were Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Member of Parliament Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed and six others.
In the hours following the tragedy, disturbing images and videos of the wreckage — including charred human remains — circulated widely on social media and news platforms.
This has prompted widespread debate about the ethics of such reporting.
