Renowned Ghanaian pastor and founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, has offered heartfelt prayers for the families of the eight individuals who died in Wednesday’s tragic military helicopter crash.
During Day Three of the 2025 Greater Works Conference held in Accra on Wednesday, August 6, Pastor Otabil led thousands of worshippers in a moment of intercession, asking God to comfort the bereaved.
“Father, we thank you, for you are the God of all comfort. When our hearts are overwhelmed, and we don’t know where to turn, you are the rock that is higher than us, we raise the family that have lost so much to you lord and we pray that your holy spirit who is the only comforter wealthy of comforting, will comfort them,” he prayed, asking the Holy Spirit to enter homes shattered by grief and breathe life into families devastated by the loss.
The tragic helicopter crash occurred in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6, and has plunged the nation into mourning.
Among those confirmed dead are Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and Minister for Environment Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.
Also killed in the crash were Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator; Samuel Aboagye, a former parliamentary candidate; and Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Three crew members aboard the Ghana Armed Forces Z-9 helicopter Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah also lost their lives.
According to initial reports, the high-ranking officials were en route to Obuasi when the aircraft went off radar, prompting an emergency response and search operation that led to the recovery of the wreckage and bodies.
The government has since directed that national flags be flown at half-mast, as tributes continue to pour in from across Ghana and beyond.
