As Ghana mourns the tragic loss of eight prominent citizens in a military helicopter crash, Sheikh Dr Yousuf Umar Jallo, a revered Islamic scholar, last Friday led national prayers and offered a deeply unifying message to a grieving nation at Masjid Al aqsa in Ashaiman Atedaka.
In a solemn observance, Sheikh Jallo performed Salatul Ga'ib the funeral prayer in absentia urging that the deceased be honored with dignity, and in accordance with their faiths, especially where bodies are not recovered.
The crash, which occurred en route to Obuasi, claimed the lives of senior government officials, military personnel, and party leaders.
The confirmed victims include: Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence, Dr Alhaji Murtala Muhammed, MP for Tamale Central and Minister for Environment, Science & Technology, Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Dr Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the NDC and Samuel Aboagye, Former Parliamentary Candidate.
