The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says the ongoing police constable recruitment was marred by alleged corruption and irregularities.
In a statement released on Saturday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force
spokesperson, said the NPF has dissociated itself from the recent list of
successful candidates published by the Police Service Commission (PSC).
The force spokesperson said the NPF had been “inundated with
a series of complaints and allegations of corruption raised by unsuspecting
candidates and stakeholders on the irregularities that marred the exercise most
especially the disappearance of the names of screened candidates who were
successful to the last stage”.
Adejobi said the PSC portal was subsequently scrutinised and
it was discovered that “several names of persons purported to be names of
successful candidates are those who did not even apply and therefore did not
take part in the recruitment exercise”.
He said the published list also contains several names of
candidates who “failed either the computer-based test (CBT) or the physical
screening exercise or both”.
Adejobi said some of those disqualified over medical issues
“also made the list of successful candidates as published by the PSC”.
“Most worrisome is the allegation of financial dealings and
corrupt practices leading to the outcome where unqualified and untrainable
individuals have been shortlisted,” the statement said.
“The Inspector General of Police had on 10th June 2024
written a letter of objection to the list addressed to the Chairman of the
Commission, citing the discoveries listed above. The reaction of the IGP was
without prejudice to the power of the Commission to recruit for the police as
ruled by the Supreme court but this power does not include the power to recruit
unqualified and untrained individuals for the police.
“Noting that it is the police that bears the brunt of
recruitment of unqualified individuals and not the PSC. The same people who
recruited anyhow for the police today will turn round to accuse the police
tomorrow of inefficiency when their recruits start messing up.
“The police therefore has since dissociated itself from the
published list and called for a review that will be transparent and credible.”
Adejobi said the NPF “takes exception” to the development
and called for a “total review of the process with a view to recruiting
qualified, competent, trainable and productive hands” into the NPF.
BACKGROUND
In October 2023, the PSC in conjunction with the NPF invited
applications for the constabulary role.
The commission also invited applications for enlistment as
artisans in specialised fields
In February 2024, 171,956 applicants were shortlisted for
computer-based tests as part of the recruitment process into the force.
On June 4, the PSC released the list of successful
applicants for constable and specialist cadre roles in the NPF.
The commission said the successful applicants were from the
774 LGAs in the country.
Solomon Arase, the former PSC chairman, had said the
selection process was rigorous in a bid to enhance the capacity and
effectiveness of the NPF.
Arase was sacked as PSC boss on June 10 and replaced by
Hashimu Argungu, a retired police officer.
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