The Nigeria Police Force has alleged corruption of the recently published names of successful candidates in the ongoing 2022/23 Police Constables Recruitment process by the Police Service Commission, PSC
This follows several complaints from unsuspecting candidates who noticed the disappearance of the names of screened candidates who were successful and had progressed to the last stage.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said several irregularities were discovered, like 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.
ACP Adejobi added that the published list contains several names of candidates who failed either the Computer Based Test (CBT) or the physical screening exercise or both.
The Force PRO also said there are those who made it to the last stage of the exercise but were disqualified having been found Medically unfit through the standardised medical test but who also made the list of successful candidates as published by the Police Service Commission.
He further explained that the most worrisome is the allegation of financial dealings and corrupt practices leading to the outcome where unqualified and untrainable individuals have been shortlisted.
Adejobi recalled that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun 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 IGP distanced the Force from the irregularities, saying, the Nigeria Police Force therefore takes exception to the unpleasant development and calls for a total review of the process with a view to recruiting qualified, competent, trainable and productive hands into the Nigeria Police Force, in line with the vision of His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led administration on police reform.
The NPF acknowledged that it is concerned about the plights and ordeals of prospective recruits, who have been subjected to all forms of rigorous screening exercise, assuring that it is tge Force commitment to ensure that the process is thoroughly reviewed, stands fruitful and successful for the betterment of the Nigeria Police, and by extension the country.
