No Police RecruitmentYet, Says PSC

Warns applicants against fraudsters

Yemi Akinsuyi

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned Nigerians interested in joining the Nigeria Police Force, especially with the presidential pronouncement on the recruitment of 10,000 policemen to beware of fraudsters and scammers who will want to take advantage of the pronouncement to dupe unsuspecting would-be applicants.

Chairman of the commission, Mike Okiro, confirmed yesterday in Abuja that the commission had not started the recruitment exercise and that no application form for recruitment has been released.

Okiro said the commission and the Nigeria Police Force are currently working out the details, stressing that when completed; the commission will publicise the commencement of the recruitment exercise in line with the requirements of the law.

He warned that the police would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute anybody caught selling police recruitment forms or collecting money from intending applicants in the pretext of helping them to get employed.

The PSC Chairman noted that the commission will not charge fees for forms when the exercise begins and advised prospective applicants to exercise patience and wait for the formal commencement of the exercise.