The Suspended Chief Justice of Ghana’s judiciary, Justice Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkornoo, has visited the Ceremonial Gardens of the Jubilee House to lay flowers in memory of the eight victims who lost their lives in the recent helicopter crash.

In a video shared by The 1957 News, Justice Torkornoo, in the company of her husband, Francis Kofi Torkornoo, conducted the brief commiseration act, which has been ongoing since 7 August 2025, a day after the tragedy.

On 6 August 2025, a Ghana Air Force Harbin Z-9 military helicopter crashed into a forested mountainside in the Adansi Akrofuom District, Ashanti Region, killing all eight people on board.

The helicopter was en route from Kotoka International Airport in Accra to Obuasi for an event focused on combating illegal mining.

Among the victims were Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Edward Omane Boamah; Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed; Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Muniru Mohammed Limuna; Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Sarpong; former parliamentary candidate, Samuel Aboagye; and three crew members: Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.

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The wreckage was found burnt, with all victims burnt beyond recognition, necessitating DNA analysis for identification. While the Ghana Armed Forces has announced an investigation into the crash, the actual cause of the accident has yet to be identified.

Justice Torkornoo is currently on suspension pending the outcome of an investigation into three petitions seeking her removal from office.

LIVE | Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkonoo (suspended), accompanied by her spouse, arrives to lay flowers in memory of the eight who tragically lost their lives in the GAF Z-9 helicopter crash at Adansi. pic.twitter.com/mRzFa8pvzC

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