Ministry of Defence will today airlift 25-year-old Sandra Baafi Boateng to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra for further medical treatment, months after she was injured in a stampede during a military recruitment exercise in Kumasi.
The transfer follows prolonged critical condition after military recruitment incident with no positive sign of quick recovery at the Komfo Anokye Teaching hosital where she has been receiving treatment for months now.
Ms Boateng has been unconscious since the incident on 12 November 2025 and remains on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
She was among five people who were critically injured during a rush at the recruitment centre.
While the four others have since been treated and discharged, Ms Boateng remains in critical condition.
A delegation from the Defence Ministry visited her on 13th February 2026 at KATH before meeting her family at Esaase near Tanoso in the Ashanti Region.
The delegation was led by the General Officer Commanding Central Command, Brigadier General Albert Sison Ogaja.
Other members included Lt Col Jenuni Emmanuel Wumbeidow, Commanding Officer of the 4 Infantry Battalion, and Brigadier General Ben Gah, a Principal Staff Officer at the Ministry of Defence.
Brigadier General Gah said the visit was to assess Ms Boateng’s condition and brief the government on possible support measures through the acting Minister of Defence, Dr Ato Forson.
“I am not a medical officer, but all I can say is that her condition is not good,” he said. “The fact that she has not been able to speak suggests that her condition is serious. We will brief the Acting Minister of Defence and determine the next course of action.”
Her family says they have spent more than 70,000 Ghana cedis on medication alone as doctors work to stabilise her condition.
Ms Boateng’s mother, Marcy Boateng, described the emotional and financial toll on the family.
“She has not spoken since the incident and does not respond to what is happening around her. At the moment, we are helpless and need government support,” she said.
Her father, Baafi Boateng, thanked the ministry for the visit but appealed for urgent assistance.
“We thank you for the assurance of recruitment for a family member, but we want you to prioritise our daughter’s medical needs,” he said. “Whatever you can do to help us, please do.”
Brigadier General Gah said one of the immediate measures under consideration is the recruitment of a qualified member of Ms Boateng’s family into the Ghana Armed Forces. He noted that the proposed candidate must meet the Armed Forces’ age, educational and medical fitness requirements.
The ministry said it would continue to monitor Ms Boateng’s condition and consider further assistance in the coming days.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
