Twenty-nine Nigerians, in a surprise turn of events, have recently returned certificates issued to them by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
They explained the action was necessary as they cheated during the examination, and now as born again Christians, they could not live with the sin.
The examination body, in a statement released after its 62nd National Examination Committee meeting recently, said that among the 29 certificates that were returned by the born again Christians, includes one that was issued 33 years ago (1984) and another one that was issued 32 years ago (1985).
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The statistics showed that four certificates each were returned by born again Christians who on their own confessed that they cheated while sitting for their exams between 2011 and 2013.
Others include three that sat for the examinations in 2000, 2004, 2008, two each in 1992 and 2003 while one certificate each was returned by born again Christians who sat for the examination in 1984, 1985, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2012.