17 Year Old BECE Candidate Delivers; Returns To Exam Hall Within 12 Hours
Tricia
Oct 20, 2022 09:04
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A pregnant 17 year old candidate in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination BECE has delivered a bouncy baby girl. The pupil, reportedly went into labour, on Tuesday October 18, while writing the exam at Kechibi M/A R/C centre. She was rushed to the clinic in Nkwanta South Municipality of Oti Region. After hours of labour,
she was referred to Nkwanta Municipal Hospital where she delivered a baby girl at about 10pm on the Tuesday. When reporters visited centre on Wednesday, October 19, reporters learned the nursing mother had returned to the centre to continue her exams. The candidate, speaking in an interview said she is fit, adding that she will be able to
write the remaining exam papers. The new mother explained that she wants to pass and pursue her senior high school education. Meanwhile, the baby is being kept at the Nkwanta South facility. The nurses said they are monitoring the baby to ensure she is healthy and fit.
