By Deborah Nnamdi
Seven teachers in Jigawa State have been detained by the police over alleged examination malpractice during a statewide assessment exercise, authorities have confirmed.
The arrests were disclosed by the Executive Chairman of the Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Haruna Musa, while monitoring the ongoing exercise across various centres in the state.
Musa said the affected teachers were apprehended during the assessment and subsequently handed over to security agencies for further investigation.
He explained that the action forms part of broader reforms by the state government aimed at sanitising the education sector and improving teaching standards.
Describing the exercise as a critical intervention, Musa noted that it is designed to strengthen teaching quality and ensure that only competent and committed educators remain in the system.
He reiterated the government’s commitment to tackling learning poverty and enhancing education quality through strict accountability measures, warning that malpractice would not be tolerated under any circumstance.
“Examination malpractice is a major threat to the integrity of the education system,” he said.
The assessment, known as the Teacher Training Needs Evaluation, involved over 8,400 teachers across the state and is aimed at evaluating their competence while identifying gaps for further training and development.
