Two external candidates from Malembo Community Day Secondary School in Lilongwe have been arrested for cheating in the ongoing Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations which commenced today.
Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) confirmed of the arrest in a short statement posted on its official facebook page seen by faceofmalawi reporter.
According to MANEB, the two students who are yet to be identified were caught red-handed exchanging scripts during Biology Practical examination.
“Two external candidates of Malembo CDSS in Lilongwe Rural West arrested for exchanging scripts during Biology Practical examination,” read the statement in part.
The arrest comes amid rumours that some MSCE examination papers have leaked and are all over the social media especially WhatsApp.
More details to come….