🔗 Share this article No Fewer Than 6 Lose Their Lives in Stampede at Ghana Military Recruitment Event A Multitude Gathered at the Location in the Capital At least 6 individuals have died amid a stampede at a military recruitment gathering held in a sports arena in Ghana. The Wednesday's "devastating" event seems to have been triggered by "an unexpected surge of applicants who breached security protocols and stormed the gates," announced a statement from Ghana's armed forces. 22 others were injured, including 5 who are in serious state. A large crowd had turned up at El-Wak stadium, in the main city, 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 government statistics show, and such enlistment drives normally draw massive gatherings and frequently lead to disorderly situations. The deadline to submit applications for this recruitment was prolonged for a week to accommodate additional candidates, as some had faced challenges in the application procedure. Military representative Capt 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 gone to see the wounded in hospital. Order has been restored, and the enlistment process has now started.