Accra, 13 November, 2025 / 8:07 pm (ACI Africa).
Catholic Bishops in Ghana have expressed their closeness with victims of a Wednesday, November 12 stampede at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra that left six people dead and several others injured during a Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise.
In a statement issued from the Catholic Diocese of Damongo, where the members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) are holding their Plenary Assembly, the Bishops said they were “heartbroken” by the news and offered prayers for the repose of the deceased, healing for the injured, and comfort for the bereaved families.
“We unite our hearts with the bereaved families in grief and lift our prayers to Almighty God for the eternal repose of the departed and the swift recovery of all who are injured,” Ghana’s Catholic Bishops said in the statement they issued on Thursday, November 13.
Citing figures released by the Acting Minister of Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Bishops noted that 34 casualties were recorded. Of these, six were reportedly confirmed dead, five in critical condition, 12 in fairly critical condition, and others under observation.
They said that the Acting Minister had announced the institution of an internal investigation into the tragic stampede.
