39 Exam Cheats Arrested

THIRTY-NINE Grade 12 pupils have been arrested in Lusaka over suspected examination malpractices.
And two pupils at Lwela Secondary School in Nchelenge have been arrested for allegedly being in possession of this year’s Grade 12 examination papers.  A third suspect is on the run.
Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) director Michael Chilala and Ministry of Education spokesperson Hillary Chipango confirmed the incident in an interview yesterday.
Mr Chilala said the 39 were rounded up in Lusaka’s Mtendere East township at a house where they were being guided through a fake English examination paper by a teacher.
He said the owner of the house, a businessman, and a teacher at a private school have been detained to assist with investigations.
He said the pupils from various schools were being tutored on the fake paper by the teacher after paying K500 to the businessman.
“On Sunday around 21:00 hours, we raided a house where 39 pupils were rounded up for suspected examination malpractice,” he said.
Mr Chilala said the pupils were released after it was discovered that the paper was fake.
“The pupils thought they were being taught the real paper but it was that of the June examinations,” Mr Chilala said.
He said when the businessman was questioned, he said he was sold the paper by a man only identified as Prince, who is currently on the run.
In the Nchelenge incident, a strongroom was broken into.
Luapula Province commissioner of police Malcolm Mulenga said in an interview from Mansa yesterday that the suspects of stolen examination papers are Evans Mupeta, 24, and Damiano Sota, 18, both pupils at Lwela Secondary School.
Mr Mulenga said school headmaster Innocent Chilando reported the break in to police on Sunday and some missing examination materials were recovered later around 21:00 hours.
“It is believed that the duo entered the office of the deputy headmaster in which the strongroom for Grade 12 examination papers is,” Mr Mulenga said.
Mr Mulenga said police managed to recover 12 examination papers at 21:00 hours from Sota of Musumali village in Chief Kalasa’s area.
Mupeta is from Chikola in Chingola.
The third suspect who is on the run is David Mwitwa of Maiteneke village in Chief Kalasa’s area.

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