GAF Helicopter Crash: How Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Alana's Family Lost 3 Siblings in 5 Months
- The family of Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Alana has lost three siblings since the beginning of the year
- According to a social media post, an elderly brother and sister passed away a few months before Peter's demise
- News about the passing of the three has broken many hearts on social media, and netizens took to the comments section to sympathise with the bereaved family
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Heartbreaking details of how the family of Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Alana, the pilot in the crashed Ghana Armed Forces helicopter incident, lost three relatives in just five months have emerged.
According to reports, the family lost an elder sister of the young man and another sibling earlier this year.
Source: Twitter
Who is Peter Anala Bafemi Alana?
Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Alana was among the eight victims of the tragic accident which occurred on August 6, 2025.
He was born on November 2, 1989, at Siniesi in the Upper East Region. His parents are the late Paul Oscar Anala and Madam Lucy Apung Anala.
Peter Bafemi Alana was a student of the St James Seminary Secondary School in Sunyani, after which he proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
He has served the Ghana Army since 2013 when he was enlisted in the Ghana Military Academy on June 20, 2013, and commissioned into the Aircrew Branch on October 17, 2013. He was posted to the No.8 Heli Wing as a Pilot of the Z-9 Helicopter.
See the post of Geovanni Caleb mourning Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Alana below:
How Peter Anala's family lost three siblings
In March 2025, the family lost a senior sister of the late pilot. Grace Lena Anala passed away on March 31, 2025, in Virginia, USA.
Her burial and internment were officiated by her brother, Rev Fr. Anthony Anala SVD, a Reverend Father in Mississippi.
Unfortunately, Rev Fr. Anthony Anala SVD passed away on June 20, 2025, and was buried on June 24, 2025.
His elder sister, in a Facebook post, recalled how they leaned on each other's arms to offer comfort to themselves at the burial of their late brother, who was a Reverend Father passed away.
Barely two months after his burial, Peter Alana also passed away in the tragic GAF accident. Peter left behind a wife and a child.
See the post of Peter Alana's sister mourning his passing below:
Netizens sympathise with Peter's grieving family
Netizens who saw the post about Squadron Leader Peter Alana's passing were heartbroken and expressed grief in the comments section.
@Yayra S. Ella-Tongwiise wrote:
"Sending lots of hugs mummy ❤️."
@Aaron DrAmani wrote:
"My deepest condolences."3d
@Agnes Chiravira wrote:
"The Lord be your strength."
@Mahama Mamata Mercy wrote:
"Rest in peace dear kid brother 😭😭😭😭🙏."
@William Odoi wrote:
"May your soul find eternal rest Sq Ldr Anala. Condolences Letitia."
Peter Anala’s brother speaks on widow’s condition
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the brother of Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala has broken his silence on the demise of the young soldier.
Speaking in an interview, he disclosed that his late brother's widow had been traumatised over the news of this tragic incident. Netizens who saw the video sympathised with the grieving family of Peter Anala about their loss.
Source: YEN.com.gh
