A YOUNG man who disguised himself as a Moslem lady to write the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for his girlfriend in Kumasi has been arrested by the police.
The suspect, who was identified as Iddrisu Kadril , was arrested last Saturday while writing the Economics paper (2) for Samitu Inusah with index number 1051511267, at the Anglican Senior High School in Kumasi.
Police are investigating whether the suspect also wrote the English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Economics Paper One, under similar guise for the candidate.
Moments after he was arrested , Iddrisu Kadril told the police that he was only responding to the needs of the candidate who was indisposed.
According to the Controller of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Kumasi, Mr Edgar Fiagbey, the suspect was dressed like a Moslem girl with veils covering his the head and part of the face”
Briefing Daily Graphic about the arrest, Mr Fiagbey said due to the increase in cases of impersonation during such examinations, WAEC officials had become more alert and had succeeded in arresting a number of suspects.
He explained that following the attitude of Iddrisu Kadril when he entered the examination centre, the examination officials decided find out if he was the right candidate to write the examination.
He said the suspect was holding the admission notice, indicating that he was qualified to write the paper and it was after a careful scrutiny of the features of the suspect and that of the real candidate, that the examination officials managed to apprehend Kadri to assist them in their investigations.
Mr Fiagbey said the WAEC officials in Kumasi have so far arrested eight suspects for impersonation and other offences bordering on examination malpractice. He gave their names as Flynt Kelvin, Rexford Twene, Blessing Dwuma Manu, Alexander Arthur, Samuel Tabi, Augustine Adowo and Mary Dotsey, who were arrested at different examination centres in the Kumasi Metropolis, and were assisting police in their investigations. He said another suspect, identified as Martha Owusu, however, managed to escape police arrest, and efforts were being made to arrest her for impersonation.
Expressing concern about the increased rate of impersonations , Mr Fiagbey said “ parents should encourage their children to focus on their academic work for them to write the examination themselves because we are more vigilant than ever, and would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute impersonators.
He said besides prosecuting offenders, the results of their entire examination would also be cancelled , and suspects bonded for some time, thereby preventing them from writing such examinations immediately.
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