🔗 Share this article No Fewer Than 6 Lose Their Lives in Crowd Crush at Ghana Military Recruitment Event Thousands Assembled at the Location in Accra At least six individuals have lost their lives amid a stampede at a military recruitment event held in a sports arena in Ghana. The Wednesday's "tragic" incident seems to have been triggered by "a sudden rush of applicants who breached security protocols and rushed into the entrances," announced a statement from Ghana's armed forces. 22 others were injured, including 5 who are in serious state. A large crowd had gathered at El-Wak stadium, in the main city, the capital, with the aspiration of joining the armed forces. Ghana has a youth unemployment rate of approximately thirty-two percent, the most recent official data indicate, and such enlistment drives normally attract large crowds and often result in disorderly situations. The deadline to apply for this recruitment was extended by a week to allow for more applicants, as some had experienced challenges in the process. Military representative Capt Veronica Adzo Arhin said the stampede occurred before the event's scheduled start of 6:20 AM Greenwich Mean Time. The nation's leader John Mahama has visited the wounded in hospital. Order has been reestablished, and the recruitment exercise has since started.