No Fewer Than Six Lose Their Lives in Stampede at Ghana Military Recruitment Event
At least six individuals have died amid a stampede at a armed forces enlistment event held in a sports arena in Ghana.
The Wednesday's "tragic" incident appeared to have been triggered by "a sudden rush of applicants who overcame security measures and rushed into the entrances," stated a release from the nation's military.
Twenty-two others were injured, among them five who are in critical condition.
A large crowd had turned up at El-Wak stadium, in the main city, Accra, with the aspiration of joining the military.
Ghana has a youth unemployment rate of approximately thirty-two percent, the latest government statistics indicate, and such enlistment drives normally draw massive gatherings and often result in disorderly situations.
The deadline to apply for this recruitment was extended by a seven days to allow for more applicants, as a number had experienced difficulties in the application procedure.
Army spokesperson Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin said the crush took place before the planned commencement time of 06:20 GMT.
The nation's leader John Mahama has gone to see the wounded in medical care.
Order has been reestablished, and the enlistment process has now begun.
