The Nigeria Police Force has announced that a total of 12 suspects were arrested for their involvement in various examination malpractices in the just concluded West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in some States across the country.
This was disclosed by the Force spokesperson, Frank Mba on Friday, 25th September, 2020.
Mba stated that the arrest of the suspects was consequent upon the renewed partnership between the exam body and the police aimed at ensuring and promoting the integrity of examination processes in the country.
He added 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.”
The suspects arrested are; 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 Haussaini Abdullahi ‘M’ 33years; Maharazu Sabo ‘M’ 41yrs; Yusuf .M. Mailafiya ‘M’ 55year;, Sule Bukata Garba ‘M’ 40yrs; Wudana K. Solomon ‘M’ 30years.
They were arrested in Kano, Rivers, Nasarawa and Bauchi States respectively.
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu has assured the examination body of continuous support to discourage examination malpractices and bring perpetrators to book.
He also enjoins parents, guardians, students and all other stakeholders in the examination processes to cooperate with the police and the exam body towards bringing an end to examination malpractice in the country.
