Di West African Examinations Council, wey dem dey call WAEC, don come out to say di letter wey dey circulate online about security deployment for WASSCE 2026 school candidates na fake.
Di council make dis known through a statement wey Moyosola Adesina, di acting head of public affairs for WAEC, Yaba, Lagos, sign for di head of national office, WAEC-Nigeria.
According to di statement, WAEC don see di fraudulent letter wey dey spread for media space. Di letter, wey dem date May 27, 2026, carry reference number L/SED/12/DIST/VOL.1/55, and dem address am to proprietors and principals of schools.
Di forged document dey falsely claim say di council don finalise plans for comprehensive deployment of personnel from Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to all WAEC examination centers across Nigeria, wey go start from June 1, 2026.
WAEC management dey state clearly say di letter no come from di office of di senior deputy registrar for Test Administration or any other department inside WAEC Nigeria. Di council never issue any directive about security personnel deployment to individual examination centers as di fake letter describe.
Di examination body describe di letter as false and urge di public to disregard di misinformation. WAEC say di letter na handiwork of mischief-makers and fraudsters wey want create unnecessary panic, disrupt di smooth conduct of di ongoing examination, and mislead school proprietors, principals, parents, and candidates.
WAEC advise school authorities, supervisors, invigilators, parents, and di general public to completely disregard di contents of di letter. Di council wish all registered candidates for WASSCE for school candidates, 2026 di very best for their preparations for di examination.
