🔗 Share this article No Fewer Than Six Perish in Stampede at Ghana Military Recruitment Event A Multitude Assembled at the Location in Accra At least 6 people have lost their lives amid a stampede at a military recruitment gathering held in a stadium in the West African nation. The midweek "tragic" incident appeared to have been triggered by "a sudden rush of applicants who overcame security measures and rushed into the gates," announced a statement from Ghana's armed forces. Twenty-two others were injured, among them 5 who are in serious state. Thousands had turned up at the El-Wak sports venue, in the capital, Accra, with the aspiration of enlisting in the military. The country has a youth unemployment rate of about 32%, the most recent government statistics indicate, and such recruitment events typically attract large crowds and often lead to disorderly situations. The closing date to submit applications for this recruitment was extended by a seven days to allow for additional candidates, as some had experienced challenges in the process. Army spokesperson Capt Veronica Adzo Arhin stated the stampede took place ahead of the event's scheduled start of 06:20 GMT. Ghana's President President John Mahama has gone to see the wounded in medical care. Calm has been reestablished, and the recruitment exercise has now begun.