NIGERIA (Edo) – Following the outcome of a verification exercise carried out by the department of Information and Communication Technology, Edo State Government has sacked 836 teachers for series of irregularities.

According to the state Commissioner for Basic Education, Patrick Aguinede, those sacked were found to have either overstayed in the service, or be mentally unstable, physically blind and have falsified their age.

Furthermore, Mr. Aguinede said those affected were certified by the ICT after the screening.

 “The teachers were found to have stayed above 35 years. Some were physically blind, some manipulated their results and age which later showed they finished school before they were born,” the commissioner stated.