GAF Helicopter Crash: Adansi Akrofuom Residents Loot Wreckage from Crashed Military Helicopter
- Residents from Adansi Akrofuom and its environs have reportedly looted the damaged parts of the Ghana Armed Forces aircraft that crashed recently
- In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, residents were seen marching to their homes with the wreckage from the aircraft
- Netizens who saw the video were upset and questioned why the residents were tampering with evidence
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Residents of Adansi Akrofuom and its environs in the Ashanti Region have looted parts of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) helicopter that crashed on Wednesday, Jul 6, 2025.
A video sighted by YEN.com.gh showed the residents carrying portions of the crashed plane to their homes.
Source: Facebook
Speaking in the video, residents claimed they took parts of the wrecked aircraft home for "record-keeping" purposes.
However, some netizens argue that they are going to sell them to scrap dealers in exchange for money.
Residents rush to crash site of GAF helicopter
What began as a frantic rush to save lives after the tragic military helicopter crash into a tree quickly turned into a scene of controversy, as some residents were seen looting parts of the wrecked aircraft.
A TV3 reporter who captured the scene on camera stated that the residents explained they wanted to keep the parts as mementoes to show their offspring in the future, as proof that a helicopter had crashed in their community and they had witnessed it.
The Ghana Armed Forces Z9 helicopter was transporting five government officials and three civil servants from Accra to Obuasi for an event when it went down in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the Adansi Akrofrom area.
Source: UGC
The plane reportedly went into flames after it crashed into a tree. Unfortunately, all eight people onboard the flight, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, lost their lives in the accident.
News of the incident spread across the town shortly after the accident, and scores of residents rushed to the crash site, many genuinely to help rescue possible survivors. However, others had other motives.
A video circulating on social media showed some individuals removing parts of the helicopter and carrying them away.
They only gave up when security officers from the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces arrived at the scene and stopped them from carrying away more parts of the wreckage.
Watch the video of a TV3 reporter narrating how residents looted the wreckage from the crashed GAF helicopter:
Outrage as residents loot parts of wrecked helicopter
Footage of residents looting parts of the wrecked aircraft has triggered mixed reactions on social media.
Netizens believe this may have compromised evidence critical to investigations into the cause of the crash.
@Truth Electricals wrote:
"Crime scene paaaa and you are touching parts like that eiiii Ghana 😂."
@Aaa.ek wrote:
"Which developed countries can this happen in? You dare not go near the crash scene if you are not qualified to be there."
@BORO 😎😎 wrote:
"They want to sell it as scrap."
@Dan✅👍🏻 wrote:
"The owner of the cocoa farm must even sue them for destroying his/her farm and demand cows for cleansing and purifying the land. 😢"
@Rhema Electricals wrote:
"Eiii Ghana, when will we change."
Asiedu Nketiah confirms he was supposed to be on crash flight
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, was supposed to be on the helicopter that crashed on August 6, 2025.
The crash, which happened in the Adansi area, claimed the lives of eight persons, including an NDC executive.
Source: YEN.com.gh
