🔗 Share this article No Fewer Than 6 Lose Their Lives in Stampede at Ghana Military Recruitment Drive A Multitude Gathered at the Location in Accra No fewer than six people have lost their lives amid a stampede at a armed forces enlistment event held in a sports arena in the West African nation. The midweek "devastating" event seems to have been triggered by "a sudden rush of candidates who breached security protocols and rushed into the entrances," stated a statement from the nation's military. 22 others were injured, including 5 who are in critical condition. Thousands had turned up at El-Wak stadium, in the capital, the capital, with the aspiration of enlisting in the military. Ghana has a rate of joblessness among young people of approximately thirty-two percent, the most recent official data indicate, and such recruitment events normally draw large crowds and frequently result in chaotic scenes. The deadline to submit applications for this event was extended by a seven days to accommodate more applicants, as a number had experienced challenges in the application procedure. Military representative Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin stated the crush took place before the event's scheduled start of 6:20 AM Greenwich Mean Time. The nation's leader John Mahama has visited the injured in hospital. Order has been reestablished, and the recruitment exercise has now begun.