Severe logistics delays and escalating security anxieties disrupted the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) across several secondary schools in Ogbomosoland on Thursday, June 4, 2026, leaving students stranded well into the night.

The crisis escalated when Art students, who began their examinations earlier in the day, were forced to write their papers under irregular conditions, only concluding at 7:30 p.m. The unprecedented nightfall extension triggered widespread panic among parents and guardians, many of whom stormed school premises after their children failed to return home from the morning sessions.

While the Art students finished late, Agricultural Science students faced an even harsher ordeal. Teachers, candidates, and anxious parents remained trapped on school grounds waiting for the Agricultural Science practical examination materials. As darkness fell, West African Examinations Council (WAEC) officials were nowhere to be found, with sources citing a volatile security situation within Ogbomoso and its surrounding communities.

Fearing for the safety of the stranded youngsters and educational staff, frantic parents made urgent appeals to law enforcement and security agencies to deploy personnel to the affected secondary schools. Community stakeholders sharply criticized WAEC`s handling of the situation, questioning why the regional examination body failed to reschedule the papers earlier.

WAEC authorities later disclosed that the massive delay was caused by a severe road accident involving the examination officers who were transporting the question papers.

The agonizing wait finally ended when school authorities announced that the Agricultural Science practical examination had been postponed indefinitely. Distraught parents have called on the government and WAEC to review security measures and logistics to prevent a recurrence of events that put student lives at risk.