Teachers,2, arrested over examination malpractice

Two teachers in the Prestea Huni-Valley District of the Western Region have been arrested and arraigned before the Prestea Magistrate Court Monday 24th June, 2013 for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice.

The two (2) teachers, Francis Mensah 35, a teacher at Prestea Catholic Junior High School and Frank Ayensu Amezugbe 26, a teacher at Tarkwa Breman Junior High School were arrested for indulging in examination malpractices during the nationwide  Basic Examination Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E) which ends today.

Confirming the arrest to a radio station in Bogoso, the Prestea Huni- Valley District Police Commander,Superintendent Ben Wonkyi said, at about 11:45 am on Wednesday 19^th June, 2013 when the pupils were writing the Mathematics paper, Mr. Francis Mensah went to the Prestea Goldfields School Examination Centre where his pupils were writing their exams, and pretended to be checking on  on his pupils. 

On sensing that no official was looking in his direction, he was alleged to have thrown a folded paper with prepared mathematics answers from 1 to 40 objective questions into one of the rooms where his pupils were located ostensibly for the answers to aid them in writing their examination.

Unfortunately for him Superintendent Wonkyi said, the external invigilator from West African Examinations Council, Solomon Kwakofie, who was present suspected him and with the help of the security peronnel at the Centre arrested him.

On that same day, Superintendent Ben Wonkyi said, Mr. Solomon Kwakofie again caused the arrest of Frank Ayensu Amesugbe of Tarkwa Bremen Junior High School at St. Augustin Senior School Examination Centre. Mr Amesugbe was in possession in of a mobile phone with prepared answers for the Basic Designs and Technology which the pupils were writing at that time.

The prepared answers were said to be from 1 to 30 objective questions which he claimed he received as a text from a friend by name Badu.

The two were on 19^th June, 2013 detained by the Police and released on the June 20, 2013 and are appearing before the Prestea Magistrate Court today.

Supt. Wonkyi said investigations are underway to locate and find out from the said Mr. Badu, if he indeed sent the text.

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E) is a requirement needed to enter a Senior High School. The pupils are examined to know whether they are ready to go to the higher level, therefore anything to mare or undermine the exercise should not be taken lightly by the West African Examination Council.