Kaduna State Government has sacked 233 teachers.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Kaduna State Government, Northwest Nigeria, has sacked 233 teachers for presenting fake certificates upon the time of their recruitment.
The Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Tijjani Abdullahi disclosed this during a press conference in Kaduna.
Abdullahi said the teachers were sacked after inquiries from the institutions they claimed to have attended, which showed that they presented fake certificates.
He added that 451 certificates have so far been verified by contacting the institutions that awarded the certificates, while nine of the 13 institutions contacted have responded.
Tijani said, “So far, the Board has verified 451certificates by contacting the institutions that awarded the certificates. Nine of the 13 institutions contacted have responded, as of today.
“The responses from the institutions show that 233 teachers presented fake certificates.
“This represents 51% of the 451 certificates on which responses have been received from the awarding institutions.
“One institution disowned 212 of these 233 fake certificates.
“The Board will dismiss the 233 teachers who presented these fake certificates, while their files will be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice to initiate prosecution for forgery.
“The Board will continue to check the integrity of the certificates presented by teachers to ensure that this critical profession is not devalued by impostors.
“As part of our duty of transparency, the names of the 233 teachers found to have presented fake certificates will be uploaded on the website of the Kaduna State Government today.”
