Sierra Leonean President, Dr Julius Maada Bio, Chair­man, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Gov­ernment, Friday commiserated with President John Dramani Mahama and the People of Ghana on the military helicop­ter tragedy.President Bio laid a wreath on behalf of the Government and People of Sierra Leone and the ECOWAS sub-region at the Ceremonial Garden of the Presidency in Accra.President John Mahama (right) in a chat with President Julius Maada BioHe also signed a book of condolence in honour of the fallen heroes.The eight distinguished Gha­naians who lost their lives while on an official duty in the Au­gust 6, 2025, military helicopter crash at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region include Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence; and Alhaji Dr Murtala Muhammed, Member of Parliament for Tamale Central and Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology.President John Mahama (third from right) with President Julius Maada Bio and other dignitaries after the visitPresident Julius Maada Bio laying a wreathOthers are Alhaji Muniru Mohammed Limuna, Acting Deputy National Security Co­ordinator; Mr Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress; and Mr Samuel Aboagye, Deputy Director-General of National Disaster Management Organi­sation (NADMO).The rest are Squadron Lead­er Peter Anala, Flying Officer Twum Ampadu and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah, all of the Ghana Air Force. -GNA