< img src="https://edugist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FB_IMG_1780485267219.jpg"alt =""> A Nigerian mother, Mrs. Anietie Ejenake, has raised issues over alleged extortion of candidates sitting for the ongoing West African Elder School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), declaring that trainees were asked to pay cash before their assessment scripts might be sent out for marking.
In an extensively circulated account, Ejenake stated her kid returned home visibly interrupted after composing his Physics assessment and later revealed that invigilators at the assessment centre presumably demanded 5,000 from each student, alerting that failure to pay could affect the processing of their scripts.
According to her, the quantity was supposedly negotiated to 3,000 after intervention by the school principal, while some trainees apparently borrowed cash from good friends out of worry that refusing to contribute could jeopardize their outcomes.
She further claimed that trainees were notified that comparable payments would be required for Mathematics and English Language evaluations, with “no settlement” on the amount to be paid.
The parent explained the claims as disturbing, arguing that such practices, if real, might undermine trainees’ confidence in the education system and send the wrong message about the worth of effort and integrity.
Ejenake also declared that the owner of the school attended by her child revealed that he had already spent more than 350,000 considering that the beginning of the examinations and could no longer carry the financial concern alone.
She revealed concern that the supposed demands might drawback trainees from less privileged backgrounds and discourage candidates who had invested months getting ready for the evaluations.
“The Ministry of Education, WAEC, and every relevant authority needs to examine these allegations and take decisive action,” she said.
“Our children deserve evaluation halls where their understanding is checked, not their capability to pay.”
The accusations have actually triggered responses on social networks, with lots of Nigerians calling for an immediate investigation by education authorities and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
Since the time of filing this report, WAEC and the Federal Ministry of Education had actually not issued a main response to the claims. The claims also remain unverified.