🔗 Share this article No Fewer Than Six Lose Their Lives in Stampede at Ghana Military Recruitment Event A Multitude Gathered at the Location in the Capital At least six individuals have lost their lives amid a stampede at a military recruitment gathering held in a stadium in the West African nation. The midweek "tragic" event seems to have been triggered by "an unexpected surge of applicants who breached security protocols and rushed into the entrances," stated a statement from the nation's military. Twenty-two additional individuals were hurt, including five who remain in serious state. A large crowd had gathered at the El-Wak sports venue, in the capital, Accra, with the aspiration of enlisting in the armed forces. Ghana has a youth unemployment rate of approximately thirty-two percent, the latest government statistics show, and such enlistment drives typically draw large crowds and often result in disorderly situations. The closing date to apply for this recruitment was extended by a week to accommodate more applicants, as some had experienced challenges in the application procedure. Army spokesperson Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin said the stampede occurred ahead of the event's scheduled start of 6:20 AM Greenwich Mean Time. Ghana's President John Mahama has visited the wounded in hospital. Calm has been restored, and the enlistment process has since started.