🔗 Share this article At Least Six Perish in Crowd Crush at Ghanaian Armed Forces Enlistment Event Thousands Gathered at the Location in Accra No fewer than six individuals have died amid a crowd crush at a military recruitment event held in a sports arena in the West African nation. The midweek "devastating" incident seems to have been caused by "an unexpected surge of candidates who overcame security measures and rushed into the entrances," stated a release from the nation's military. Twenty-two others were hurt, including 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. Ghana has a rate of joblessness among young people of approximately thirty-two percent, the latest official data show, and such recruitment events typically attract massive gatherings and frequently result in disorderly situations. The deadline to submit applications for this recruitment was extended by a week to allow for additional candidates, as a number had faced difficulties in the application procedure. Army spokesperson Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin said the crush took place before the planned commencement time of 6:20 AM Greenwich Mean Time. The nation's leader John Mahama has gone to see the injured in medical care. Calm has been reestablished, and the recruitment exercise has now started.