The Police Service Commission, PSC, has described as fake, a list being circulated on social media. The list is of successful candidates for recruitment into the constable cadre of the Nigerian Police Force.
But on Wednesday, the PSC’s Public Relations Officer, Ikechukwu Ani, speaking in Abuja, dismissed the list.
He said, “The Commission disowns the purported list circulating in some unofficial quarters meant to represent the names of successful applicants from the just concluded recruitment exercise.’’
According to Ani, the Commission was also aware of a press statement said to have emanated from the Force Public Relations Officer on the list of successful applicants.
“The Commission, however, wishes to direct that the Police Force should investigate the source of the fake news. And endeavour to bring the perpetrators to book,’’ the PRO added.
Ani stated, “The Joint Recruitment Board, JRB, is the sole authority empowered by the Constitution to recruit officers into the Nigeria Police.
“The powers followed a judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Suit No: SC/CV/773/2020. Between the Nigeria Police Force & ors v. Police Service Commission and Anor,’’ he said.
Ani also added that the Commission would not abdicate its constitutional mandate to recruit without accommodating relevant stakeholders in the process.
He warned that any attempt to release a list of successful candidates into the Nigeria Police Force at the moment would be contemptuous to constitutional and judicial pronouncements.
He stated that the list of successful candidates for the 2022 recruitment exercise will soon be released by the Commission.’’
“The Commission had set up the PRB to ensure credibility and inclusiveness in the conduct of the recruitment exercise.
“The Board was made up of representatives of relevant stakeholders including PSC, Nigeria Police Force, and Ministry of Police Affairs. Others are the Federal Character Commission, Police Colleges and Police Trust Fund,” he stated.
source: NAN
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