General News of Friday, 15 August 2025

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

The moment Titus Glover broke down in tears at the state funeral for helicopter crash victims

Nii Kwartei Titus Glover is a former Greater Accra Regional Minister Nii Kwartei Titus Glover is a former Greater Accra Regional Minister

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, broke down in tears at the state funeral for the eight compatriots who died in the fatal helicopter crash at Sikaman in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.

In a viral video, Titus Glover is seen in a very pensive mood, overcome by emotions, as he took off his spectacles and broke down in tears.

Six (6) of the military helicopter crash victims have been laid to rest in a solemn burial ceremony at the Military Cemetery at Tse Addo, on Friday, August 15, 2025.

They include political and government officials; Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Samuel Aboagye, Dr Samuel Sarpong, as well as crew members; Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.

The ceremony followed an interdenominational funeral service held at Black Star Square, that was characterised by emotional tributes by the families of the deceased.

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President John Dramani Mahama, his Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the bereaved families, the Ghana Armed Forces, government officials, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and other dignitaries laid wreaths in memory of the deceased at the Military Cemetery.

The burial was marked by full military honours, including performances by the Ghana Armed Forces bands.

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Two of the victims: Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed; and Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed, were buried on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

The deceased died in a fatal military helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, while on their way to Obuasi for a national assignment.

Watch the video of Titus Glover weeping below:



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