The Kintampo Circuit Court in the Bono East Region has sentenced four individuals to 30 days in prison each for engaging in examination malpractices during the just-ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

The court, presided over by Lily Amoah Kankam on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, also fined two others, while three others were remanded into police custody for further investigations.

Below are the details:

• Diana Tii, a teacher at Krabonso D/A School, was caught distributing photocopied materials to candidates in the exam hall. In addition to her 30-day sentence, she signed a two-year bond to be of good behaviour.
• Sylvester, also a teacher, was found to have aided one Diana, a candidate, in sneaking the photocopies into the exam hall. He received the same 30-day sentence.
• Paul Busi, a student of Kintampo College of Health, was caught with computing questions on his phone. After pleading guilty with remorse, he was fined 100 penalty units (equivalent to GH₵1,200).
• Edmond Merrato Boi, a teacher at Just Love International School in Kintampo, was caught solving computing questions at the school’s dining hall. He pleaded guilty with explanation and was sentenced to 30 days in prison with hard labour.
• Samuel Waabero, an administrator at the same school, was also caught solving computing questions in the dining hall. He received the same sentence after pleading guilty with explanation.

Three other suspects are to reappear in court on July 2, 2025:

• Belinda Yaa Adjeiwaa, a fashion designer from Techiman, was found with photocopied answers to the Computing Paper 2. She has been remanded into police custody.
• Haruna Mohammed, a teacher at Kintampo SHS, was caught with a mobile phone containing Social Studies questions during the exam. He is also on remand.
• Sadique Abubakar, another teacher, was caught with answers to the Computing Paper 1 Objective Test. He was granted court bail of GH₵10,000 with two sureties and is expected back in court on the same date.

The sentencing comes amid renewed efforts by education authorities and law enforcement to clamp down on examination malpractices across the country.