Police Recruitment: 925 Names Smuggled Into Constable Lists, Says PSC

…Denies withholding salary payment

A total of 925 persons who did not undergo any of recruitment
processes for 10,000 Constables were smuggled into the list last
year, the Police Service Commission (PSC) revealed Tuesday.

It said the 925 persons neither applied for the job nor went
through screening, aptitude test and medical examinations.

The PSC said this Tuesday while refuting allegations it was
withholding the payment for some Police Constables recruited last
year.

According to a statement signed by spokesman for the commission,
Ikechukwu Ani, all Constables properly recruited have been
screened, appointment letters released capturing into the
Integrated Pay-Roll and Personnel Information System, (IPPIS) for
the payment of their salaries and allowances approved.

“The Commission wishes to clarify that it had to bend backwards
to accommodate the list of these candidates even after the Court of
Appeal gave judgment in favour of the Commission nullifying the
hijack of the recruitment exercise by the Nigeria Police Force.

“The Appeal Court judgment which is still subsisting had
declared the exercise null and void and returned the Constitutional
Powers of the commission to recruit all persons into the Nigeria
Police Force.

“It is also necessary to clarify that in the cause of screening
of the list of the 10,000 successful candidates, the commission
discovered that 925 persons never applied for recruitment and did
not go through the stages and processes of recruitment. These
included screening, aptitude test and medical examinations.

“The commission however in the overall interest of the nation
and considering that resources had been expended in the training of
these candidates and that these candidates had been exposed to
weapon and weaponry decided to rescreen them.

“These candidates already rescreened, except those found to be
criminally minded (with mutilated certificates) are expected to be
absorbed into the Force.

“The commission is expected to approve their recruitment at its
next Plenary Meeting holding next week after which they will
receive letters of appointment and subsequently captured by IPPIS,”
he said.

…Denies withholding salary payment

A total of 925 persons who did not undergo any of recruitment
processes for 10,000 Constables were smuggled into the list last
year, the Police Service Commission (PSC) revealed Tuesday.

It said the 925 persons neither applied for the job nor went
through screening, aptitude test and medical examinations.

The PSC said this Tuesday while refuting allegations it was
withholding the payment for some Police Constables recruited last
year.

According to a statement signed by spokesman for the commission,
Ikechukwu Ani, all Constables properly recruited have been
screened, appointment letters released capturing into the
Integrated Pay-Roll and Personnel Information System, (IPPIS) for
the payment of their salaries and allowances approved.

“The Commission wishes to clarify that it had to bend backwards
to accommodate the list of these candidates even after the Court of
Appeal gave judgment in favour of the Commission nullifying the
hijack of the recruitment exercise by the Nigeria Police Force.

“The Appeal Court judgment which is still subsisting had
declared the exercise null and void and returned the Constitutional
Powers of the commission to recruit all persons into the Nigeria
Police Force.

“It is also necessary to clarify that in the cause of screening
of the list of the 10,000 successful candidates, the commission
discovered that 925 persons never applied for recruitment and did
not go through the stages and processes of recruitment. These
included screening, aptitude test and medical examinations.

“The commission however in the overall interest of the nation
and considering that resources had been expended in the training of
these candidates and that these candidates had been exposed to
weapon and weaponry decided to rescreen them.

“These candidates already rescreened, except those found to be
criminally minded (with mutilated certificates) are expected to be
absorbed into the Force.

“The commission is expected to approve their recruitment at its
next Plenary Meeting holding next week after which they will
receive letters of appointment and subsequently captured by IPPIS,”
he said.