No Fewer Than 6 Lose Their Lives in Crowd Crush at Ghanaian Armed Forces Enlistment Event
No fewer than six people have lost their lives amid a crowd crush at a armed forces enlistment gathering held in a sports arena in Ghana.
The midweek "tragic" incident seems to have been triggered by "a sudden rush of applicants who breached security protocols and stormed the gates," stated a statement from the nation's military.
Twenty-two additional individuals were injured, including 5 who remain in serious state.
Thousands had gathered at El-Wak stadium, in the capital, the capital, with the aspiration of joining the military.
The country has a rate of joblessness among young people 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 prolonged for a seven days to accommodate more applicants, as some had experienced difficulties in the application procedure.
Military representative Capt Veronica Adzo Arhin stated the crush took place ahead of the event's scheduled start of 6:20 AM Greenwich Mean Time.
The nation's leader John Mahama has gone to see the wounded in medical care.
Calm has been reestablished, and the enlistment process has since begun.
