WAEC Reveals It has Identified 56 Website Operators Engaged In Examination Malpractice

The West African Examinations Council has revealed it has identified about 56 website operators engaged in examination malpractices since the beginning of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations.

Myschoolnews reports Mr. Patrick Areghan, Head of the National office of the council revealed this while briefing newsmen recently. He also revealed around 20 schools have been sanctioned so far for cases of examination malpractice.

He said " There have been issues like candidates copying in the examination hall, some examiners dictating or writing on the chalkboard for the candidates, smuggling materials in and out of the hall and other forms of collusion.

"But most worrisome too is the issue of rogue websites . 

"Now let me tell you confidently that we have identified 56 of this rogue website operators and those who patronize them, and we are going to pick them up.

"The materials that this candidates see on this rogue websites are all fake, as most times these websites resort to photoshopping .

"They can just superimpose 2023 on top of a paper of 2020 and use it to deceive them."

He further stated that this candidates end up confused in the examination hall .