Ursula Wematu Asaghedewe, the wife of the late Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, recounted how her husband, devoted to national duty, had to leave her and their week-old daughter to return to service.
Reading her tribute during the interdenominational and interfaith state funeral held for the eight victims of the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash, Ursula recalled the sad circumstances surrounding his death despite their plans for the future. "Two months ago, when you held my hand in the delivery room through the birth of our beautiful baby, Wenlie Wesoamo Anala, we had new hope for our future and expectations for our family and the life we wanted her to have.
Ahh, Bafemi, I expected you to stay with me for at least a month to help us settle into our new reality, but for the love you had for our country, you had only just a week to spend with us," the widow recalled.
She further recounted the touching memory of how their daughter held her father's hand tightly during his departure back to Ghana to return to duty. "Before you left, Wenlie held you back for an extra week because she was not feeling well.
