Late Wing Commander Peter Baafemi Anala and his late Siblings Fr. Tony Anala and Grace Anala
The Anala family has organised a memorial mass for the late Wing Commander Peter Baafemi Anala and his late siblings Fr. Tony Anala and Grace Anala at OLA Catholic Cathedral Parish in Tamale in the Northern region.
The memorial mass was graced by the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale, Most Rev. Philip Naameh, the Clergy, Ghana Airforce, St. James Old Boys Association, Catholic Church groups, family members, sympathisers among others.
Leticia Anala, who read a tribute on behalf of the family, expressed their gratitude to the entire nation for their support and wished the late family members farewell.
“Though we part for now, we await the day we will be united again in God’s kingdom,” she stated.
Frank Hanson (Ltd), Ghana Airforce, described the late Wing Commander Peter Baafemi Anala as a dedicated, intelligent and welcoming officer who served the nation diligently.
Wing Commander Peter Baafemi Anala, tragically lost his life with seven others in a Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crash near Adansi Brofoyedru in the Ashanti Region.
He was born on November 2, 1989 in Tamale.
He hailed from Siniensi, in the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region, and was the youngest child of Honorable Oscar Anala, former Member of Parliament for Builsa and Lucy Apung Anala, a retired educationist.
Peter began his primary and junior secondary education at Barwah Barracks, home to the Air Force Base in Tamale.
He later attended St James Seminary/Secondary School, where his discipline and academic excellence flourished.
Upon graduating from St James, Peter pursued a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) graduating in 2012.
He went on to obtain a Master of Science in Air Transport and Aviation Management from the same institution in 2023.
At the time of his passing, he was pursuing postgraduate studies in Safety and Accident Investigation in the United Kingdom.
FROM Eric Kombat, Tamale