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Fire breaks out at late Murtala Mohammed’s family home in Tamale
According to report the fire occurred on Wednesday, 5 August 2026 A devastating fire has destroyed nine out of 17 rooms at the Tamale family residence of the late MP for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.
The late Murtala Mohammed died on 6 August 2025 when a helicopter carrying an official delegation from Accra to the Ashanti Region crashed in the Adansi area.
The inferno occurred on Wednesday, 5 August 2026, just a day before the first anniversary of the tragic helicopter crash that claimed his life alongside seven others.
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