The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has confirmed the arrest of fourteen persons, including invigilators, teachers and students, for their involvement in examination malpractice in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
At a press briefing in Accra, Mr. John Kapi, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, said the arrests stemmed from cases of impersonation, candidates taking snapshots of exam questions, and the possession of mobile phones at examination centres. At Adventists Senior High School in Bantama, Kumasi, 64 mobile phones were retrieved from candidates during the Elective Mathematics paper, prompting WAEC to relocate the students to its hall in Kumasi to continue their exams.
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He noted that scripts from schools implicated in malpractices would be thoroughly scrutinised, warning that students caught with mobile phones risked having their entire results cancelled in line with WAEC regulations.
Mr. Kapi condemned the involvement of both candidates and teachers in dishonest acts, stressing that the Council would apply the full force of the law against any authority undermining the credibility of the exams.
He disclosed that two persons arrested for impersonation at Ghana College, Kasoa, had already been sentenced to six months in prison each, while their accomplice received an eight-month sentence. Additionally, the proprietor of Christian IPS in Kukurantumi and one of his invigilators were arrested for creating a WhatsApp group to share leaked questions and answers. They have since been handed over to the police.
Other arrests included Ebenezer Fynn of Saint Vincent College, Abora Dunkwa, arraigned for impersonation; Hanna Lariba, a student of Yeji SHS, caught impersonating at Steps to Destiny SHS; and Kodua Desmond of Abbot College in Asante-Bekwai, remanded for irregularities. Two suspects—Maxwell Chamba and Amaglo Livingstone—were also arrested at Sefa Bonsu Royal SHS for impersonation, while another impersonator, Mumuni Abdul Hafiz, escaped arrest.
Reaffirming WAEC’s commitment, Mr. Kapi said: “We urge all stakeholders, supervisors and invigilators to support our efforts at promoting fairness, discipline and transparency in the conduct of our examinations.”
The 2025 WASSCE began on Tuesday, August 5, with Visual Art project work, followed by written papers from Monday, August 18. It is scheduled to conclude on Friday, September 19, across 703 centres nationwide.
