President John Mahama has announced the creation of a dedicated fund to support the needs of the children of the eight deceased persons in the tragic helicopter crash on August 6.

The President made the emotional announcement while attending the funeral rites for the late Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna.

The government's decision comes in the wake of the devastating accident, which claimed the lives of all eight people on board the Ghana Air Force Harbin Z-9 helicopter.

President Mahama emphasised the need to protect the victims' dependants from hardship, specifically mentioning the two-month-old child of the military pilot, Peter Bafemi.