The Ofaakor District Magistrate Court in Kasoa has sentenced a teacher and two students to a total of 20 months in prison for examination malpractice during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The convicts, Samuel Armah, a teacher at Ghana College SHS, and students Kwame Oteng Nkansah and Amedeka James, were found guilty of various infractions.

According to a report by oyerepafmonline.com, Samuel Armah was caught with leaked answers to the Social Studies Paper 1 on his phone and was dictating them to candidates while invigilating.

Kwame Oteng Nkansah, a Level 100 student at Accra Technical University, impersonated Quayson Francis Atta, a candidate from Ghana College SHS, during the same paper.

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Similarly, Amedeka James, a Level 100 student at the University of Ghana, impersonated his twin brother, Amedeka Justice, also from Ghana College SHS.

The court sentenced Samuel Armah to 8 months’ imprisonment and a fine of 80 penalty units. Kwame Oteng Nkansah and Amedeka James each received 6 months’ imprisonment and a fine of 80 penalty units.

Meanwhile, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has closed the Adventist Day Senior High School examination center in Kumasi and relocated its candidates to the WAEC regional office following widespread malpractice during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

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According to a report by asaaseradio.com, the decision was announced on Thursday, September 4, 2025, during a monitoring tour of examination centers in the Kumasi metropolis by Kumasi Mayor, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, aimed at ensuring the integrity of the exams.

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