10 WAEC Supervisors Arrested Over Examination Malpractices

The Head of Nigeria National Office of West African Examination Council WAEC, Patrick Areghan said about 10 supervisors had been arrested for alleged involvement in examination malpractices in the ongoing Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.

Patrick Areghan who made this known today during supervision of the examination in four centres in Abuja, said the arrests were made in Lagos, Kano, Beyelsa and Kaduna States.

He said that major problem lies with the supervisors as only few of them are reliable and it is unfortunate that these are the supervisors that were nominated by the various states Ministry of Education and employed.

He said they do not have the power to nominate any supervisors on their own. They only made use of credible teachers supplied to them by the Ministry.

He said the supervisors sell their conscience and allow candidates to come into the examination hall with phones to snap question papers and post them on designated platforms.

Areghan said some of the supervisors belonged to syndicate groups running the platforms.

He said they would not go unpunished as they are working hand in hand with the Nigerian police.