The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (ARCC) is urging residents in the Adansi area to return any items taken from the site of the August 6 military helicopter crash, offering a cash reward for voluntary compliance.
According to intelligence gathered by the ARCC, some community members who arrived first at the crash site in the Adansi Akrofuom District removed parts of the wreckage, including metals, screws, electronic components, and personal belongings.
In a statement issued on Friday, August 8, the Council encouraged anyone in possession of such items to hand them over to local Unit Committees, Assembly Members, Municipal or District Chief Executives, or directly to members of the crash investigation team stationed at the site.
The cash reward will be available to anyone who returns items before the close of day on Monday, August 11, 2025. The ARCC warned that after this deadline, anyone found with such materials will be treated as a criminal and prosecuted.
“The ARCC is willing to offer a cash reward for any person who willingly returns any item. This offer will be in place until the close of day, Monday, 11 August 2025. Any person found in possession of such items beyond the above date would be deemed a criminal and would face the full rigours of the law,” the statement emphasized.
The August 6 crash claimed the lives of eight people, including senior government officials and military personnel:
- Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence
- Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and MP for Tamale Central
- Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator
- Dr. Samuel Sarpong, National Vice Chairman of the NDC and former Ashanti Regional Minister
- Samuel Aboagye, former parliamentary candidate
- Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala
- Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu
- Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah
In honour of the victims, the government has declared a three-day national mourning period, which began on Thursday, August 7.
An inter-denominational state funeral will take place at the Black Star Square in Accra on Friday, August 15, 2025, preceded by a solemn flower-laying ceremony.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
