The government, on the evening of Thursday, August 7, 2025, transported the samples of the charred remains of the eight victims who died in the helicopter crash at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, to South Africa for DNA tests.

The DNA tests for the deceased has become necessary to help identify the victims whose remains were completely burnt in the crash.

The announcement of the decision to seek DNA tests in South Africa was criticised by a section of the public, who questioned why the test could not be done in Ghana.

But the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, addressed the issue at the Golden Jubilee Terminal of the Kotoka International Airport after the plane transporting the samples took off.

He indicated that even if the DNA test can be done in Ghana, a second test outside the country is needed for confirmation purposes.

“Even if it is done in-country, sometimes you may require further confirmation outside the country. And so that is exactly what we are doing,” he said.

Asked when the test in South Africa would be completed, the health minister said, “It is our prayer that it is done as soon as possible.”

The Minister of the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, who was also at the airport, thanked the families of the deceased for their cooperation with the state.

He indicated that the DNA test would help speed up the process to identify the mortal remains of the victims, adding that the test results would be out between six to twelve hours.

Watch a video of the ministers remarks below:



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