Nodos International School, located at 1, Tedi Road, opposite Ojo Barracks, Lagos, was one of several ‘miracle centres’ in the country where pupils could sit for the Secondary School Certificate Examinations of the National Examination Council. ..
Like other miracle centres, the school guaranteed good exam results through the connivance of rogue invigilators and corrupt school officials that provided pupils with answers to examinations questions for a bribe.
Now, the school has been closed down.
This was after SUNDAY PUNCH published a multimedia investigative report on November 8, 2015 titled, ‘PUNCH undercover reporter exposes mass cheating at NECO Miracle Centre.’
Several stakeholders have since expressed dismay at the development and swung into action in efforts to tackle the menace of gross exam malpractice.
The Information Officer, NECO, Mr. Sani Azeez, speaking with SUNDAY PUNCH in a telephone interview, said the council had begun investigations. He said, “We have seen the report and we are carrying out our investigations. When we are through, we will come out with a public statement.”
When our correspondent asked about the current stage of the investigation and if other centres had been discovered, the NECO official simply said, “By the time we come out with our public statement, it will be so elaborate.”
Like NECO, the Lagos State Ministry of Education said it was conducting a probe into the details of the report.
The Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Mr. Jide Lawal, similarly declined to comment on the nature and extent of the probe, promising a timely and comprehensive response to SUNDAY PUNCH’s findings.
“We are still carrying out investigations on it. Yes, we saw it (the report) and we have taken action already. As soon as that is concluded, I will send it (our response) to you,” he said.
The state Ministry of Education has since sealed off the school with a message on the school gate: “School closed indefinitely.”
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