The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has reassured Nigerians that the statutory entry requirements into the Nigeria Police Force remain sacrosanct and would be thoroughly followed in the ongoing Police recruitment screening exercise.
According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer Force Headquarters, Abuja, DCP Frank Mba, the IGP’s reassurance became necessary following news reports doing the rounds in some sections of the media that the IGP had suspended the entry requirement for candidates who applied to join the Nigeria Police Force as Police constables in the ongoing recruitment screening.
Mba said the IGP noted that that no one had the powers to alter the conditions for recruitment into the Force – these, having been clearly provided for in Sections 71 – 75 and other relevant sections of the Police Act and Regulations – stated that all candidates who successfully completed the online recruitment registration exercise were invited for physical and credential screening from 24th August, 2020 to 6th September, 2020 at various venues in States across the Federation and the FCT.
He added that the screening officers had been directed to allow all the applicants to participate in the exercise and to recommend their suitability or otherwise in the spirit of transparency, accountability and fair hearing using the already established benchmarks as contained in the Act.
Mba said the IGP had commended the Screening Officers for the hitch-free take-off of the screening exercise at various locations nationwide.
He called on them to uphold high level of professionalism and observe necessary caution in line with the COVID-19 prevention regulations throughout the period of the exercise.
He said as part of conscious efforts to deepen the integrity of the recruitment process, observers and monitors from the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Police Service Commission and the Federal Character Commission had been invited to provide oversights toward ensuring a credible exercise.
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