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Breaking: Ghana Air Force helicopter disappears midair, Armed forces gives update

Wednesday, August 06, 2025 at 3:54 PM

by Basit Jamiu

1 min read

A Ghana Armed Forces helicopter en route to Obuasi has gone missing after taking off from Accra on Wednesday morning.

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Eyewitnesses in the Ashanti Region report a fiery crash in the Adansi Amrofuom District, with the aircraft allegedly burned beyond recognition.

Breaking: Ghana Air Force helicopter disappears midair, Armed forces gives update
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Authorities are working to confirm the identities of the eight people on board, including government officials and military crew.

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Authors:

Basit Jamiu (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.

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