A group of students from Unity Model School in Asaba, Delta State, were reportedly made to sit for a West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) paper late in the evening under challenging conditions, using torchlights due to a lack of electricity.
A video now making the rounds on social media shows the students taking the exam in a poorly lit classroom, with a female voice in the background criticizing the situation.
The woman, who remains unidentified, expressed dismay over the treatment of the candidates, describing it as unacceptable.
According to her narration, the examination was originally scheduled for 2 p.m. but the exam papers were not delivered until around 6 p.m., leaving the students to write the test in near darkness.
The school reportedly had no power supply at the time, and a torchlight was placed in the classroom to provide minimal lighting.
“It’s not OK,” the woman said in the video, lamenting the conditions the teenagers were subjected to.
She further stated that not even during her school days—when lanterns were widely used—were students made to endure such circumstances.