Burial rites for Murtala Mohammed, Muniru Limuna set for Aug. 10

The Presidency has announced that burial rites for Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, former Minister for Environment, and Alhaji Muniru Limuna Mohammed, former Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, will be held on Sunday, August 10.

Both men, who tragically lost their lives in the August 6 military helicopter crash, will be laid to rest in accordance with Islamic customs, traditions, and practices.

The government says the arrangements reflect deep respect for their faith and service, and form part of the national mourning for all eight victims of the crash.

According to a statement announcing the burial, Muslim ‘Jannaza’ prayers will be held at 2 p.m. at the Forecourt of the State House, and the burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Military Cemetery in Accra.

The rites will be attended by President John Mahama, Vice President, the Speaker of Parliament, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, traditional leaders, the National Chief Imam, the leader of the Ambariya Sunni Group, and the families of the deceased.

The two were among eight Ghanaians who lost their lives when a Ghana Air Force helicopter crashed in the Adansi-Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.