🔗 Share this article No Fewer Than Six Lose Their Lives in Crowd Crush at Ghana Military Recruitment Drive Thousands Assembled at the Location in Accra At least six people have lost their lives during a crowd crush at a military recruitment event held in a sports arena in Ghana. The midweek "devastating" event seems to have been caused by "a sudden rush of applicants who breached security protocols and rushed into the gates," announced a statement from Ghana's armed forces. Twenty-two others were hurt, among them five who are in serious state. Thousands had gathered at El-Wak stadium, in the main city, the capital, with the aspiration of enlisting in the military. The country has a youth unemployment rate of approximately thirty-two percent, the latest government statistics indicate, and such enlistment drives typically draw large crowds and frequently result in disorderly situations. The closing date to apply for this recruitment was extended by a week to allow for more applicants, as some had experienced difficulties in the application procedure. Military representative Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin said the crush took place ahead of the planned commencement time of 6:20 AM Greenwich Mean Time. The nation's leader President John Mahama has gone to see the wounded in medical care. Calm has been reestablished, and the recruitment exercise has now begun.