Police Arrest 12 For WAEC Exam Malpractices
…Partner WAEC to promote integrity in examination processes
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Nigeria Police Force on Friday announced that it arrested 12 suspects for their involvement in various examination malpractices in the just concluded West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in some States across the country.
It said that the arrest of the suspects is consequent upon the renewed partnership between the Examination body and the Police aimed at ensuring and promoting the integrity of examination processes in the country.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba said that investigations by Police operatives revealed that the suspects used their privileged positions as invigilators, supervisors and school functionaries during the 2020 WASSCE to conspire, perpetrate and encourage varying degrees of examination malpractices, including online transmission of examination questions and answers on various social media platforms.
According to DCP Mba; “The suspects namely; Daye West ‘m’ 52years, Shalom Essien ‘m’ 39yrs, Anyanwu Precious ‘f’ 27yrs, Hanson Beloved ‘m’ 38yrs, Ali Musa ‘m’ 46years, Umar Mohammed ‘m’ 50yrs, Isa Abdullahi Arikya ‘m’ 39years, Hamisu Hussaini Abdullahi ‘m’ 33years, Maharazu Sabo ‘m’ 41yrs, Yusuf .M. Mailafiya ‘m’ 55years, Sule Bukata Garba ‘m’ 40yrs, Wudana K. Solomon ‘m’ 30years, were arrested in Kano, Rivers, Nasarawa and Bauchi States respectively”.
He said that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, has assured the examination body of continuous support to discourage examination malpractices and bring perpetrators to book.
The IGP according to Mba also enjoined parents, guardians, students and all other stakeholders in the examination processes to cooperate with the police and the examination body towards bringing an end to examination malpractice in the country.
