Ten people have been apprehended by the police for engaging in malpractices in the ongoing 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The culprits include a supervisor, invigilators, students and others. They have currently been handed over to the police for investigation and prosecution.
This was revealed by John Kapi, Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
“These 10 culprits have been handed over to law enforcement agencies. Their actions are criminal under WAEC law, and the police will now work to prosecute them in court,” he disclosed.
“There was one supervisor who had a mobile phone. He had taken smart shots of the questions and posted them on social media. In addition, six other invigilators were found with mobile phones containing pictures of the examination questions,” he said in an interview monitored by The Ghana Report.
Mr. Kapi further revealed that a woman who described herself as a fashion designer was caught with photocopied answers she intended to distribute to candidates.
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Among those implicated were one student nurse and one administrator of a private school.
According to Mr. Kapi, officials acted swiftly to identify and arrest individuals who were actively trying to solve questions and pass the answers to candidates in the exam halls.
He added that investigations are ongoing, with WAEC “still gathering reports from other centres that could not be reached yesterday”.
Mr. Kapi also said he had spoken with the National Investigations Bureau in the Ahafo Region and shared details of identified hotspots in order to control the malpractices.
He further stated that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has also sent personnel to assist in monitoring examination centres nationwide.
“Our own personnel are out there too, and we believe this increased presence will deter anyone considering engaging in malpractice,” he concluded.
Over the years, the annual examination by students at the Junior and Senior High Schools has been marred by a series of malpractices.
These offences include possession of unauthorised materials and impersonation during examinations.
Such illegalities can cause severe consequences, like cancellation and withholding of results pending thorough investigations.
