Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed (L) and Alhaji Muniru Mohammed are the two Muslims who died in the crash
The Office of the President has announced that final funeral rites of the late Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, and the late Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Muniru Limuna Mohammed, will be held.
The two men were the only Muslims who died in the tragic helicopter crash at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region, which led to the death of eight people on August 6, 2025.
According to a statement issued by the presidency, the burial rites of the two men would be held in accordance with Islamic traditions on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
“The President of the Republic of Ghana, the Vice President, Speaker of Parliament, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yogbun Wura and Ndan Ya Naa, the National Chief Imam, Leader of the Ambariya Sunni Group, and the families of the late Hon. Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala and Alhaji Muniru Limuna Mohammed:
“Announce the burial rites of the two Muslims who were part of the eight (8) lives lost in the helicopter crash, in accordance with Islamic tradition, custom, and practices,” parts of the statement read.
It indicated that the Muslim Jannaza prayers – the Islamic funeral prayer offered for a deceased Muslim – for the two men would be held at the Forecourt of the State House.
After the prayers, the mortal remains of the two men would be taken to the Muslim section of the Military Cemetery in Accra for interment.
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