A security analyst, Col Festus Aboagye (rtd), has dismissed claims that the August 6, 2025, military helicopter crash in Adansi Akrofoum, Ashanti Region, was caused by a mid-air explosion.

According to him, there is no evidence to support such speculation.

Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV on August 13, 2025, Col. Aboagye urged the public to be cautious about circulating unfounded theories.

"Let me try to clear some of these conspiracies about somebody emphatically saying that the helicopter crashed mid-air. The first thing is that there's no evidence.

"The evidence that I have, call it empirical or recorded, is the BBC. When the BBC does a report, they have done a lot of fact-checking. So, BBC is saying that the eyewitness told us a loud noise, a bang, suggesting that there was an impact, and then there was an explosion," citinewsroom.com quoted him as having explained.

The retired officer further clarified that an actual mid-air explosion would have left distinctive signs at the scene.

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"Assuming that it exploded mid-air, we must see the tops of the trees burnt, which will be part of the evidence," he added.

The crash of the Z9 helicopter, which belonged to the Ghana Armed Forces, claimed the lives of Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.

Others are: Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna; former Central Regional Minister, Samuel Sarpong and Samuel Aboagye, a former parliamentary candidate.

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Members of the helicopter's crew are Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Malin Twum-Ampadu and Sgt. Ernest Addo Mensah.

A state funeral for the victims is scheduled for Friday, August 15, 2025, at the Black Star Square in Accra.

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