Andre Ayew Mourns as Dr. Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru Receive State Burial
- Former West Ham star Andre Ayew attends the state burial of Dr. Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru
- The two officials were among eight victims of a tragic helicopter crash on August 6, 2025.
- Janazah prayers were held at the State House before their burial at the Burma Camp military cemetery
Former Ghana captain Andre Ayew joined mourners at the forecourt of the State House as the late Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and the Deputy Director General for National Security were laid to rest according to Islamic tradition.
Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru Lumina were among the victims of the tragic helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, which claimed eight lives in total.
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On Sunday, August 10, 2025, the bodies of Dr. Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru were brought to the forecourt of the State House, where Islamic Janazah prayers were performed, and their souls entrusted to Allah.
Accompanied by a military personnel, the remains were then transported to the Burma Camp military cemetery for burial.
Andre Ayew mourns Dr. Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru
President John Mahama, senior government officials, family members, and friends gathered for the solemn ceremony to honour the two gallant men who died in the line of duty.
Ghana international Andre Ayew, a devout Muslim, was also in attendance to pay his respects.
A video shared on social media showed the former West Ham and Swansea forward visibly emotional during the final funeral rites.
An Imam who shared a speech during the burial ceremony described the two as “icons of the Islamic tradition.”
Various Islamic leaders offered prayers for the departed souls in accordance with Islamic tradition.
What President Mahama said as Murtala Mohammed, Alhaji Muniru laid to rest
Giving his remarks at the burial ceremony, President Mahama thanked the families of the deceased for their patience in burying the victims.
“Today is not a day for talking. I just want to say thank you for your sympathy. Indeed, the Quran tells us that whoever attends the funeral of a fellow and then stays to the last end of a funeral receives blessing.
“I want to thank the two families for their patience. We recognise that in Islam when a person has died, they are supposed to be interned as quickly as possible,” he stated.
The President also noted that it is important for government to continue working hard to ensure it achieves its reset agenda in honour of the late Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru.
“Today is not a day for talking and I find it very difficult to find words to speak and so I just say thank you and may God grant them Paradise and may the memory of them guide us too.
“I believe that they would have wanted us to continue with the hard work that we were doing with them and so in memory of them we shall continue to work very hard, to serve the people of Ghana and to ensure the success of our reset agenda so that their names will be written in gold in Paradise,” he added.
Source: YEN.com.gh
