🔗 Share this article At Least Six Lose Their Lives in Stampede at Ghanaian Military Recruitment Drive Thousands Assembled at the Venue in the Capital No fewer than six people have lost their lives during a crowd crush at a military recruitment event held in a stadium in the West African nation. The midweek "tragic" event appeared to have been triggered by "a sudden rush of applicants who breached security protocols and rushed into the entrances," stated a release from the nation's military. 22 others were injured, including five who are in critical condition. Thousands had turned up at the El-Wak sports venue, in the main city, the capital, with the aspiration of enlisting in the military. Ghana has a youth unemployment rate of approximately thirty-two percent, the latest government statistics show, and such recruitment events typically draw massive gatherings and frequently result in chaotic scenes. The closing date to submit applications for this recruitment was prolonged for a week to allow for more applicants, as some had experienced difficulties in the application procedure. Military representative Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin stated the stampede occurred before the event's scheduled start of 6:20 AM Greenwich Mean Time. The nation's leader President John Mahama has gone to see the injured in hospital. Order has been reestablished, and the enlistment process has now started.