The West African Examinations Council has warned school officials and examination supervisors against alleged extortion of candidates, including illegal fees for transportation of scripts, welfare packages and unauthorised “cooperation” charges during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
The warning was contained in a statement on Monday issued by the Public Affairs Department and signed by the Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina.
WAEC said it had received reports that some supervisors and schools were demanding payments from candidates and parents under various pretexts, adding that it had also identified cases where schools charged candidates for KAPEK calculators already provided free by the Council.
The examination body condemned the practices, describing them as “illegal, unethical, and a direct threat to the integrity of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination.”
The Council directed all school proprietors, principals, supervisors and invigilators to stop all forms of unauthorised collection of money
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