Headmaster Detained For Blocking Students from Sitting BECE Paper
The Mamponteng District Police Command has in its grips Mr. Afoakwa Sarpong, the headmaster of The Big Six Educational Complex located at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality.
It was widely reported that the suspect prevented two students from sitting the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Mathematics paper on June 16, 2025, by locking them up in some rooms at the exam centre and released them only after the examination had concluded.
He was arrested by the Educational Director for Kwabre East Municipal, Nana Adu Mensah Asare and Ms. Mavis Okyere Anane, Public Relations Officer of the Education Directorate, and handed over to the police on Monday afternoon.
He has been accused of assault by imprisonment.
The police have since initiated investigations into the incident.
“The Mamponteng District Police Command has since commenced a formal investigation of the matter and all legal processes will be duly followed. Further updates will be provided as the investigation progresses.”
Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/
