🔗 Share this article At Least 6 Lose Their Lives in Crowd Crush at Ghanaian Armed Forces Enlistment Drive A Multitude Gathered at the Location in Accra No fewer than 6 people have died during a crowd crush at a military recruitment gathering held in a sports arena in Ghana. The midweek "devastating" incident seems to have been caused by "an unexpected surge of applicants who overcame security measures and rushed into the entrances," announced a statement from Ghana's armed forces. Twenty-two additional individuals were injured, among them 5 who are in serious state. Thousands had turned up at El-Wak stadium, in the main city, Accra, with the aspiration of enlisting in the military. Ghana has a rate of joblessness among young people of approximately 32%, the most recent official data show, and such recruitment events normally draw large crowds and often result in disorderly situations. The deadline to submit applications for this recruitment was prolonged for a seven days to accommodate more applicants, as a number had faced difficulties in the process. Military representative Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin stated the stampede took place ahead of the planned commencement time of 6:20 AM Greenwich Mean Time. Ghana's President President John Mahama has gone to see the injured in medical care. Calm has been reestablished, and the enlistment process has since started.