The Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has provided a breakdown of at least 14 individuals who have been apprehended by law enforcement authorities for their involvements in various malpractices during the ongoing 2025 WASSCE.

Addressing journalists on Friday, September 5, 2025, Kapi expressed concern over the rising incidences of examination malpractices recorded in some schools.

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According to him, a monitoring team deployed to various exam centers recorded several irregular activities, which have led to the arrests and prosecutions of those involved.

He said that the arrested individuals, including teachers, students, and invigilators, were mostly caught impersonating candidates or attempting to assist them with examination answers.

“We noted with concern a number of cases of irregularity at examination centers across the country. As part of our commitment to upholding the integrity and credibility of our examinations, we have deployed a number of staff, as well as our own specially trained personnel to monitor the examination centers. Our monitoring teams have unearthed a series of irregular activities at a number of the examination centers,” he said.

Here is the breakdown of individuals who have been prosecuted for various exam malpractices;

1. Two persons were arrested for impersonation at Ghana College, Kasoa. They were arraigned before court and have been sentenced to six months imprisonment each, while their accomplices was sentenced to eight months imprisonment.

2. The proprietor of Christian IPS, Kukurantumi, as well as one of his invigilators, have been arrested for creating a WhatsApp group with shared snapshots of questions and solutions to the questions. They have been handed over to the police for further investigations.

3. Ebenezer Finn was arrested at St Vincent College, Abura Dunkwa for impersonation. He has also been arraigned before court.

4. Hannah Laribah, a student of Yeji Senior High School, was arrested for impersonation at the Steps with Destiny Senior High School in Yeji. Another impersonator, Mumuni Abdul Hafiz bolted before the monitoring team could apprehend him.

5. Koduah Desmond was arrested at Abbott College, Asante Bekwai. He was handed over to the police and subsequently arraigned before court. He had been remanded into police custody for two weeks.

6. Osei Assibey Daniel was arrested at Atwima Kwanwoma Presbyterian SHS for impersonation. He has been handed over to the police.

7. Raymond Kwasi was arrested at the Atwima Kwanwoma Presbyterian SHS for contracting Osei Assibey Daniel to write the examination on behalf of Obeng Dapaah Emmanuel.

8. Maxwell Chamba and Amaglo Livingston were arrested at Sefa Bonsu Royal SHS AG for impersonation.

9. A physics teacher at Ahafoman SHS was found with a mobile phone on which he had snapshots of the physics practical questions which he had shared.

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10. Ernest Frimpong, an invigilator was arrested at King James SHS for possession of a mobile phone on which was found snapshots of the questions and solutions to them.

11. Patrick Essel, a former National Service person was arrested for aiding a candidate at Mpraeso SHS to copy solutions from his mobile phone. Further investigations revealed that this was from a platform shared with the assistant supervisor, Michael Boateng, who has also been arrested.



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