EL-Wak disaster: File a combined suit against Ministry of Defence for adequate compensation – Former British soldier urges families of 6 killed ladies
By: tntnewspapergh.com
The former British military officer, who doubles as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NTK Ventures at Ejisu in the Ashanti region, Mr Ntim Twumasi Kwaku, has advised the families of the six young ladies killed during the EL-Wak military recruitment stampede
to sue the Ministry of Defence and the State for adequate compensation.
In a statement dated 13th November, 2025, and copied to “The New Trust” newspaper, NTK, as he is affectionately called in the political space, said, “I wonder if our leaders delight in seeing our young ones struggle under the scorching sun, knowing very well that only a handful will be selected whilst the privileged ones sit at home awaiting to be recruited via the protocol route.
I think the families of the departed young ladies should go to every length to sue the state for a substantial amount by way of compensation. Although this will not bring their beloved ones back to life, it will go a long way to relieve them of some financial difficulties facing them as families.
Ntim Twumasi Kwaku
To some of the immediate families, this may be their gateway out of poverty,” he added.The full statement is attached below.It’s simply a waste of the precious and budding lives of 6 pretty young ladies. What was their crime? …seeking for voluntary army jobs to defend the state with their lives. How on earth will you bring 21000 young men and women to a single venue all in the name of selection into the army? …knowing very well that there could be a potential heatwave under the scorching sun as a result of overcrowding?. Couldn’t we have allocated different dates of selection for these young men and women?. Why do we keep doing the same thing over and over? Do we cherish lives at all as a nation? .
I think it’s about time people test the law by suing the Ministry of Defence to serve as a precedent as well as a lesson to the ministry in order to avert future occurrences. This is a clear case of negligence on the part of the ministry and its employees.
They were fully responsible for the safety and security of all the applicants who were called to the various venues across the country. A simple recruitment of our own youths, and yet we always make a public spectacle of it. I wonder if our leaders delight in seeing our young ones struggle under the scorching sun, knowing very well that only a handful will be selected whilst the privileged ones sit at home awaiting to be recruited via the protocol route. I think the families of the departed young ladies should go to every length to sue the state for a substantial amount by way of compensation.
Although this will not bring their beloved ones back to life, it will go a long way to relieve them of some financial difficulties facing them as families. To some of the immediate families, this may be their gateway out of poverty. May the souls of the departed ladies rest well.
