No Fewer Than 6 Perish in Crowd Crush at Ghanaian Armed Forces Enlistment Event

No fewer than 6 people have died during a crowd crush at a armed forces enlistment event held in a sports arena in the West African nation.

The Wednesday's "tragic" 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.

22 additional individuals were injured, among them 5 who are in critical condition.

Thousands had gathered at the El-Wak sports venue, in the capital, the capital, with the aspiration of joining the armed forces.

The country has a rate of joblessness among young people of about thirty-two percent, the most recent official data indicate, and such recruitment events typically attract large crowds and often lead to disorderly situations.

The deadline to apply for this event was extended by a week to allow for additional candidates, as a number had experienced difficulties in the application procedure.

Military representative Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin stated the stampede took place ahead of the event's scheduled start of 06:20 GMT.

Ghana's President President John Mahama has gone to see the injured in medical care.

Calm has been reestablished, and the recruitment exercise has now begun.