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WASSCE: WAEC arrests six teachers, several students for exam malpractices

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the arrest of six teachers and invigilators for their involvement in malpractices during the ongoing examinations. The Council also reported that numerous students have been arrested for similar offences.

John Kappi, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, stated that the teachers were allegedly caught writing answers for the candidates.

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“In terms of teachers, I can say so far, we have about six of them who have been picked up for various offences. The candidates are a lot of them. It is not easy to give the number right now. We are still putting together the figures, and as and when we are able to compile the list, we will be able to put out the figure,” Mr Kappi told Joy News.

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“We have picked up in some of the areas where we were told that they wanted to collect money, and then assist the candidates…We set our monitors around – there were actually widespread examination malpractices. They were able to pick up a number of them. In fact, it’s overwhelming.

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“We have looked at the numbers, and basically, it’s about them having foreign material on them and then, in some cases, there’s a report about them writing on the board for the candidates to copy,” he said.

Source: Citinewsroom.com

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