The Proprietor of Kekeli International School, a private Basic School at Aflao and the Headmaster are in police grips following their arrest for illegally registering 62 Togolese and Nigerian pupils to write the 2019 BECE on Monday at Aflao.
The arrest of Emmanuel Mawuli the Proprietor and Innocent Agblevor, the Headmaster, was at the instance of the Ketu South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Elliot Agbenorwu.
Mr. Eric Vondee, Aflao District Police Crime Officer, confirmed the detention of the two to the Ghana News Agency and said the two were still being interrogated.
He said the MCE of the area reported to police Monday morning that he had intelligence report that the owner of Kekeli School at Second Low Cost, Aflao, illegally registered 62 foreign students from Togo to write the BECE of this year in Ghana to enable them gain access to the Free Senior High School education.
Mr. Vondee said a police team together with the MCE proceeded to the school and arrested Mawuli and Agblevor to assist with investigations.
The crime officer however refused to give any further details.
Mr. Agbenorwu told the GNA that he had intelligence that Mawuli registered the students as Ghanaians even though they did not attend his school and therefore had no cumulative record of their academic work.
He said he interrogated some the pupils who confirmed the issue and reported to the police.
On what will be the fate of the 62 students, the DCE said they would be allowed to continue and finish the examination on Friday.
Mr. Agbenorwu however said after investigations, his outfit will send a report to the West African Examination Council (WAEC), organisers of the examination to cancel the results of those illegal candidates.
He referred to the case as a direct sabotage of the Government's Free SHS program, meant to give only Ghanaian students free access to second cycle education.
The GNA gathered that the 62 Togolese and Nigerians in question were part of a total of 138 students Kekeli School registered to write the BECE. The pupils were actually pupils of Faith Mission School, a basic school in Lome, Togo.
Meanwhile, a total of over 1,300 candidates were writing the 2019 BECE in the Ketu South Municipality.
Source: GNA
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The issue is that if they were ( the Proprietor and the Headmaster) rue Ghanaians, you think they will do that? Only God knows the number of children they have done that for over the years. I believe they are not the only people doing that. Other schools in that stretch might be doing same!! God save us. They have made alot more Ghanaians who are comfortable competing with us for the scarce resources. And the most painful thing is that their parents dont pay tax for Ghana government too
We are our own enemies. Why can't we think as Ghanaians? This is a chance given to citizens of Ghana to enjoy the free SHS then you bring in foreigners to compete with Ghanaians then we turn round and blame government for lack of facilities at the SHS. Well done Ho. MCE in fact all Ghanaians must be vigilant now. We Have allowed foreigners to be placed on our Voters register, some Ghanaians are assisting foreigners to acquire the National ID card meant for Ghanaians. What at all has become of us. It is a big shame. after doing all these then we turn round to blame Central Government. The Security Agencies in our Districts must rise up to the tasks. Now foreigners are building freely in Ghana. They are property owners. They are not renting now. Ghanaians have given them the chance to acquire properties. If a Nigerian is a landlord now and he has no resident permit, who is going to challenge him and he will start harboring all sorts of people which becomes a security risk. We must rise up and sustain the Independence won for us through struggles. The offenders in the BECE Foreigners registration scam must be dealt with.