The West African Examination Council has announced that 10 individuals caught engaging in exam malpractice amid the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been handed over to the police for investigation and prosecution.

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This report comes barely 72 hours after the commencement of this year's exams, with over 600,000 candidates participating.

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Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi, told JoyNews that the culprits include a student nurse and an administrator of a private school, whose offences include collusion, possession of unauthorised materials, and impersonation during examinations.

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“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.”

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“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.

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Mr Kapi acknowledged the swift response by WAEC officials who monitored and acted promptly to apprehend individuals who were actively trying to solve questions and pass the answers to candidates in the exam halls.

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He added that WAEC is "still gathering reports from other centres that could not be reached yesterday,”- which was June 11 at the time of this report.

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Mr Kapi assured that "personnel would be deployed to those areas to maintain order.”

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Also, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has also sent personnel to provide aid with the monitoring of examination centres nationwide.

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Ahead of the examination, Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, expressed well wishes to the 603,328 candidates, urging the candidates to remain focused and stay away from exam malpractices.

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"As they enter the exam halls, I urge them to remain calm, focused, and determined and avoid any form of examination malpractice. Believe in their ability to succeed they will succeed. They prepared for this day and they will succeed through honest efforts."

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However, his counsel was not heeded as WAEC revealed contrasting actions.

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This year's exam has seen the participation of 18 juveniles with the Ghana Prisons Service. They expressed confidence after writing their first paper, signalling success after the release of results.

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In an unfortunate turn of events, some eight candidates from Nangbagu Yapala M/A JHS in the Northern Region were involved in a road accident on their way to write Tuesday’s paper at the Tamale Secondary School (Tamasco) examination centre in the Sagnarigu Municipality.

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The tragic incident occurred about 5km from the exam site when the tricycle transporting the students collided with a motorbike carrying a man and his wife.

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The motorcyclist died on the spot, while his wife and all eight students sustained various degrees of injuries.

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The affected students were prevented from writing Tuesday's paper due to their health situation.

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The candidates sitting for this year's exams comprise 297,250 males and 306,078 females.

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