Police Recruitment: Entry Requirement Remain Sacrosanct – IGP
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), M.A Adamu, has reassured Nigerians that the statutory entry requirements into the Nigeria Police Force remain sacrosanct and would be strictly followed in the ongoing Police recruitment screening exercise.
In a statement signed by the Force spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, and released yesterday in Abuja, the IGP said his reassurance to members of the public became necessary following fake reports making the rounds in some sections of the media that the leadership of the Nigerian Police Force had jettisoned the conventional entry requirement for the candidates.
While noting that that no one has 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, the police boss said 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.
“The screening Officers have 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,” he said
The IGP 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.
On the other hand, the IGP informed that, 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 have been invited to provide oversights toward ensuring a credible exercise.
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