- A video of Dr Omane Boamah’s last minutes before joining the chopper, which took his life, has left many emotional on social media
- According to the narrator, Dr Omane Boamah arrived at the Air Force Base in Accra at 8 am, to join his other colleagues to Obuasi
- Several Ghanaians who watched the touching video shared their thoughts in the comment section
A video footage has surfaced showing Dr Edward Omane Boamah at the Air Force Base in Accra to join a helicopter together with seven others, which caused their death.
Dr Omane Boamah and the seven others were on their way to Obuasi for the launch of the Responsible Co-operative Mining and Skills Development Programme (COMSDEP), an initiative to address illegal mining, when their aircraft went down in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.
Photo credit: @EKOBoamah
Source: Facebook
A Facebook video showed Dr Omane Boamah’s arrival at the Air Force Base. According to the narrator, he arrived at 8 am. He was dressed in all white attire.
The narrator stated that Dr Omane Boamah asked his bodyguard and cameraman to stay behind since there was not enough space in the helicopter.
Afterwards, he shook hands with the crew and waved as the helicopter took off from the Air Force Base.
Some minutes after the chopper took off, the Ghana Armed Forces announced that a helicopter had gone off radar. It was later realised that the chopper had gone down in the Adansi area, leading to the death of all occupants, including the crew.
Watch the video below:
Ghanaians mourn Dr Omane Boamah
YEN.com.gh collated some reactions to the video. Read them below:
Alloysius Attah II said:
“This is heart-wrenching. May the almighty comfort their families.”
Appleh Justice wrote:
“Our questions are plenty than our answers. But what did the black box say?”
Jimmilee Dickerson said:
“As I watched with my eight-year-old daughter, she screamed, “Come down,” as he waved.😢😢😢.”
Bright Abia Emmanuel wrote:
“I now believe death is closer to me than I thought.”
Dinbian Fatimah Bawah Larri said:
“The pain is too much to bear. 😭😭😭😭.”
Katakyie Edy wrote:
“The cameraman and bodyguard asked to stay behind because there was not enough space.” May our destiny never be cut short, even when there is space for us. RIP to the Lost Souls.”
Sharon Dorz said:
“This footage has shaken me to the core. Flight of no return eiiii!!!😭😭😭😭.”
Samll Papy Kojo Jnr wrote:
“The minister asked his bodyguard, ministry camera 📸 man to stay back office because there is no space in the helicopter 🚁…. meaning he even sacrificed his bodyguard, cameraman to make space for those high people joining 😭.”
Angliengmene Prince Aloysius Ali said:
“…Pain is what the person bearing it says it is… “. I now understand this definition. This pain is throbbing, stabbing, gnawing, sharp, excruciating and penetrating. The voice behind the story even makes it worse. Ahhhhhhhhhhh”
Nana Qwame Darryl wrote:
“If only they knew they were not gonna come back alive 😩😭😭..hmmm.”
Source: YEN.com.gh
