When recruitment into the security services results in deaths at El-Wak Sports Stadium

What you must know as you prepare for Correctional, Fire and Immigration services recruitment test - Prime Progress NG

Following the shortlisting of candidates for the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, the online Computer-Based Test has since commenced for eligible applicants. The recruitment test, which kicked off on Wednesday, November 12, is organised in batches. Only candidates who received an official schedule can log in to take the test. To gain access, candidates are required to register on the recruitment portal using the …

Interior Minister Announces New Recruitment Measures to Prevent Overcrowding and Ensure Safe Screening

The Minister for the Interior Hon. Muntaka Mohammed- Mubarak has announced that the online application portal for recruitment into the Police, Prisons, Fire, and Immigration Services will officially open on Monday, with new measures introduced to prevent overcrowding and ensure a smooth screening process. The Minister said government is determined to avoid a repeat of the dangerous congestion that has occurred during past recruitment exercises, …

Police recruitment exercise postponed to November 17 in the wake of El Wak deaths

The security services recruitment exercise was postponed, shifting the start date from Saturday, November 15, 2025, to Monday, November 17, 2025.

Recruitment for the Police, Prisons and Immigration Services postponed to November 17

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has announced the postponement of the nationwide recruitment exercise for the Police, Immigration and Prisons Service. The process, which was scheduled to begin on Saturday, November 15, will now start on Monday, November 17, 2025. The decision follows the tragic incident recorded during the military recruitment at the El Wak Sports Stadium. A total of 28 applicants were affected, with six confirme…

Stampede at Ghana army recruitment event kills 6, wounds 22

Accra (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 At least six people were crushed to death on Wednesday after a crowd of job seekers surged through stadium gates during a military recruitment event in the Ghanaian capital Accra, the army said. "The unfortunate incident led to the death of six potential recruits," it said in a statement. Twenty-two others were wounded in the stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium, with at least five in c

When recruitment into the security services results in deaths at El-Wak Sports Stadium

When thousands of job seekers trooped to the El-Wak Sports Stadium at Burma Camp in Accra on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, in an anticipation of being recruited into the security services, they did so with an open mind of going through formalities and satisfying the laid-down procedures outlined by the military authorities for recruitment. However, little did they anticipate that some of them would lose their lives abruptly in that recruitment p…