🔗 Share this article No Fewer Than 6 Lose Their Lives in Stampede at Ghanaian Military Recruitment Drive Thousands Assembled at the Location in Accra At least 6 people have died amid a crowd crush at a armed forces enlistment gathering held in a sports arena in the West African nation. The Wednesday's "devastating" event seems to have been triggered by "an unexpected surge of applicants who breached security protocols and stormed the entrances," announced a statement from Ghana's armed forces. Twenty-two additional individuals were injured, including five who are in serious state. Thousands had turned up at the El-Wak sports venue, in the main city, Accra, with the aspiration of enlisting in the armed forces. The country has a rate of joblessness among young people of about thirty-two percent, the latest official data show, and such recruitment events normally attract large crowds and often result in disorderly situations. The deadline to submit applications for this event was extended by a week to accommodate more applicants, as some had faced difficulties in the process. Military representative Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin stated the crush took place ahead of the event's scheduled start of 06:20 GMT. The nation's leader President John Mahama has gone to see the wounded in medical care. Order has been reestablished, and the recruitment exercise has since begun.