🔗 Share this article No Fewer Than Six Lose Their Lives in Crowd Crush at Ghana Military Recruitment Drive A Multitude Assembled at the Location in Accra At least six people have lost their lives amid a crowd crush at a armed forces enlistment event held in a stadium in the West African nation. The Wednesday's "devastating" event seems to have been triggered by "a sudden rush of applicants who breached security protocols and stormed the gates," stated a release from the nation's military. Twenty-two additional individuals were injured, including 5 who are in critical condition. Thousands had turned up at El-Wak stadium, in the capital, the capital, with the aspiration of joining the armed forces. Ghana has a youth unemployment rate of approximately 32%, the most recent official data show, and such enlistment drives normally draw massive gatherings and often result in chaotic scenes. The closing date to submit applications for this recruitment was extended by a week to accommodate more applicants, as a number had faced difficulties in the process. Army spokesperson Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin stated the stampede took place ahead of the event's scheduled start of 06:20 GMT. The nation's leader President John Mahama has visited the injured in hospital. Order has been reestablished, and the enlistment process has since begun.