Police recruitment: PSC warns applicants to disregard 'fake' list
- The Police Service Commission has warned Nigerians who applied for its ongoing recruitment of 10,000 police constables to disregard a 'fake' list circulating on social media
- PSC's spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said the list which emanated from the Nigeria police' website is fake, adding that it is only the commission who has mandate for appointment
- Ani, therefore, advised candidates to to watch out for the authentic list that will emerge after the meeting of the relevant bodies
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned applicants of its ongoing recruitment of 10,000 police constables to disregard a list of some candidates on social media.
According to Daily Trust, the spokesman of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said in a statement on Wednesday, September 4, that the attention of the PSC had been drawn to a list circulating on social media and originating from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) website containing some names of candidates who applied for recruitment into the NPF for the position of constables.
Ani said the candidates, according to the information, are invited for medical screening scheduled for 9th to 14th of September 2019.
He, however, urged applicants to dismiss the list, saying it is only the PSC, not the NPF, that is constitutionally empowered to carry out recruitment exercise. He added that the purported list has been withdrawn from the NPF's website.
“It has been observed that as at the afternoon of today, Wednesday, September 4th, 2019, the list has been withdrawn from their website.
“The commission will like to report that the list was compiled solely by the Nigeria Police Force without the involvement of the Police Service Commission, the body that has the constitutional mandate for appointment,” Ani said.
He explained that “all candidates who took part in the aptitude test held on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 are hereby to watch out for the authentic list that will emerge after the meeting of the bodies.”
“The leadership of the commission since coming into office has been doing everything possible to restore sanity not only in the recruitment exercise but also in all other facets of the mandate of the commission,” he added.
The PSC spokesman reiterated that the commission will never compromise or abdicate its constitutional mandate and will continue to insist that the recruitment exercise is merit-driven, transparent and in conformity with the Public Service Rules and Federal Character principle.
“It will resist any attempt to sabotage its efforts in this direction. Applicants are therefore advised not to panic or despair as all their interests will be adequately protected," he added.
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Earlier, the PSC had said there was no plan abandon the recruitment as alleged in some quarters, adding that it would soon meet to take a decision on the recruitment of candidates who qualify for the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police.
In a statement released on Sunday, September 1, the commission's spokesperson said the exercise which was put on hold on Friday, August 30, will be concluded soon and the names of successful candidates released.
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