The West African Examination Council has warned students sitting for the 2020 SSCE to ignore the mathematics question paper circulating in social media.

It described the question paper as fake, saying it is the handiwork of scammers seeking to deceive and cheat their victims.

But, there have been some concerns about the efficiency of WAEC as a body to tackle examination  malpractices.

Therefore, as more than 1.5 million final year secondary school students in Nigeria start their WASSCE exams today, we bring you a quick flashback of top three (3) WAEC Expo scandals that have rocked the country. 

1. Owosho Scandal:

The Owosho scandal became the first major WAEC expo episode in the country. It occurred in the1970s after an official leaked examination answer slips to students.

The leakage happened prior to the conduct of the exam. The embarrassment led to the cancellation of results in many examination centers.

The exams body further directed thousands of students to retake the exam with their juniors the following year.

2. EXPO '77

In 1977, a much wider leakage of question papers and general malpractice occurred at at examination centers across the country.

Because of the nationwide spread of the scandal, Nigerians coined the street lingo 'EXPO 77'. And it quickly became popular in Lagos, Onitsha, Benin and other major cities. 

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