A disturbing video from Unity Model School, Asaba, Delta State, has sparked outrage online after showing students taking their WAEC examination late at night using a torchlight due to a lack of electricity.
The video, recorded by a concerned woman, shows a dimly lit classroom where teenagers were forced to sit for an exam after dark. The woman narrating the footage revealed that the exam was scheduled for 2 p.m., but officials did not arrive with the papers until 6 p.m. By the time the test began, darkness had fallen, and the classroom had no power supply.
Torchlights had to be positioned in the room to help the students see their answer sheets, drawing condemnation from parents and education advocates.
"This is not OK," the woman lamented in the background of the video, adding that even during her own school days when lanterns were more common, such extreme conditions never occurred.
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The video has since gone viral, with many Nigerians expressing anger over the negligence and the psychological toll such a setting could take on young students writing a life-defining examination.
WAEC and Delta State education officials are yet to issue a formal response at the time of filing this report.
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