FREETOWN, 9th October 2026* – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has indicted two people on corruption charges linked to alleged academic malpractice in the 2026 National Primary School Examination (NPSE).
The accused are Ibrahim Sorie Kamara, a school teacher and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examiner, and Mohamed Musa Koroma, a student of Freetown Polytechnic (formerly Freetown Teachers College).
According to a press release from the ACC, the two were charged on three counts of conspiracy and corruption-related offences contrary to the Anti-Corruption Act of 2008 as amended in 2019.
The Commission alleges that between May and July 2026, Kamara and Koroma conspired in the handling of NPSE examination scripts.
Kamara is alleged to have transferred four envelopes containing NPSE examination scripts to Koroma, who was not authorised to possess such sensitive examination materials.
Koroma was later apprehended by ACC investigators in Waterloo in the Western Rural District in possession of three envelopes containing the scripts. At the time of his arrest, he allegedly claimed he could facilitate the rewriting or adjustment of candidates’ answers in exchange for payment.
The ACC said the alleged acts amount to corruption and abuse of position, undermining the integrity of public examinations.
The two are expected to make their first appearance before the High Court in Freetown in the coming days.
The Commission has reiterated its commitment to tackling examination malpractice, which it says threatens the credibility of Sierra Leone’s education system and disadvantages honest pupils.
