The West African Examinations Council seized 180, 2015 results of the 1,590, 173 candidates who sat for May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria.
Mr Olu Adenipekun, Head of National Office (HNO), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), gave the figure while announcing the release of the results at a news conference on Friday in Lagos. He said the results for another 122,000 were being processed.
He said the results withheld were in connection with reported cases of examination malpractice.
He told journalists that the cases were being investigated, adding that reports of the investigation would be presented to the appropriate committee of the council in due course.
“The committee’s decision will be communicated to the affected candidates through their various schools,” he said.
Adenipekun however had some cheering news to share. Out of the 1,590,173 candidates who sat for the exam in 18,639 schools nationwide, 1,020,519 obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
