Overview
- Six fatalities were confirmed and scores were hospitalized at the 37 Military Hospital after the El-Wak Sports Stadium stampede.
- Preliminary findings by the Ghana Armed Forces indicate applicants breached security protocols by rushing the gates before screening time.
- President John Dramani Mahama visited the hospital and directed a temporary suspension of the Greater Accra recruitment exercise.
- The Ghana Armed Forces confirmed the suspension, set up a Board of Inquiry, and said recruitment in the other 15 regions continues.
- Officials are reviewing procedures, with a parliamentary leader urging software-managed batching to prevent overcrowding in future intakes.