In a statement released on Friday by Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations at the PSC, the commission expressed deep concern over what it perceives as attempts by the NPF to tarnish its reputation.

Ani stated, “The Commission has at every turn suffered several indignities in its attempt to perform functions provided to it by the Constitution even after the Supreme Court decided the matter in its favour.”

He further accused the NPF of resorting to “brute force and intimidation” and alleged inducements of media personnel to discredit the Commission.

“This is a serious affront to the mandate of the Commission,” Ani added.

The controversy stems from conflicting claims over the recruitment process.

The NPF, through its spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi, had earlier rejected the list of recruited candidates provided by the PSC, claiming discrepancies on their portal.

Adejobi asserted, “Several names of persons purported to be names of successful candidates are those who did not even apply and therefore did not take part in the recruitment exercise.”

In response, the PSC emphasised that due process was meticulously followed throughout the recruitment exercise.

Ani highlighted the Supreme Court’s July 11, 2023 judgment which affirmed the Commission’s authority over recruitment, refuting assertions by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun that the police were not excluded from the process.

Egbetokun, in his defense, stated that while the Supreme Court gave recruitment powers to the PSC, it did not explicitly exclude the NPF from involvement.

He clarified, “The judgment and even the Constitution did not give the Police any role in the recruitment of any cadre of Officers into the Police Force.”

The dispute escalated with accusations from both sides regarding the integrity of past recruitment exercises.

Ani criticised previous police-led recruitments, alleging, “It is the fraudulent Recruits they brought into the system during these exercises that are currently haunting the Nigeria Police Force.”

The PSC called upon President Bola Tinubu to intervene and ensure that the Commission’s mandate is respected.

Ani appealed, “It is the considered opinion of the Commission that the successful candidates should be allowed to proceed on training without delay.”

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The Nigeria Police had invited applications from suitable qualified Nigerians for enlistment into the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constables.

It said all applicants must have passion of a career in the Nigeria Police Force and must satisfy the following general recruitments:

1. Nationality: Be a Nigerian citizen by birth and possess National Identification Number (NIN)

2. Age: Must not be less than 18 years of age or more than 25 years of age.

3. Education: Must have an O’ Level certificate at least five credits passes in Mathematics and English Language in not more than two sittings in WASSCE/GCE/NECO/NABTEB.

4. Character: Must be of good character and must not have been convicted of any criminal offence.

5. Height: Must not be less than 1.67 metres in height for men and 1.64 metres for women.

6. Chest Measurement: Must not have less than 86 cm (34 inches) expanded chest measurement (for men only).

7. Physical Features: Must not have any one of the following abnormalities or deformities:

Speech Impediment, Knock Knees, Bow Legs, Bent Knees, Flat Feet, Deformed Hands which cannot perform the full functions of the hand, Tattoos, Bodily Scars, Defective Eyesight or Squint Eyes, Amputation of any part of the body, Gross Malformation of teeth, Protruding Navel.

8. Pregnancy: Must not be pregnant at the time of Recruitment.

9. Financial Status: Must be free from any pecuniary embarrassment.

10. Guarantors’ Form: Must Download and fill the Guarantors’ Form, presenting verifiable references from any two of the following:

Sureties must be traditional Rulers, Magistrate, Local Government Chairman, Heads of Educational Institutions attended, Career Civil Servant not below the rank of Grade Level 12, Police Officer not below the rank of CSP, or Military Officer not below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

12. Possession of a valid National Drivers’ License is an added advantage.

NOTE: All candidates must undergo medical examination before final selection.

METHOD OF APPLICATION (Read Carefully Please)

All applications must be submitted ONLINE.

1. You MUST have a functional Email Address and Mobile Phone Number before you begin your application.

2. Visit www.policerecruitment.ng

3. Fill and SUBMIT the Online Form. (Review the information before final submission).

4. Ensure that you print out the information that is sent automatically to your Email, and do not forget to copy and save your REGISTRATION NUMBER for future correspondences. The NUMBER is case sensitive please.

5. You would be required to present a hardcopy of email message sent to you if you are shortlisted and contacted for the next stage of the recruitment process.

6. WARNING!

i. No email and/or phone number can be used more than once in this application.

ii. Applicants with multiple applications would be disqualified.

iii. The Nigeria Police Force shall not enter into any correspondences with candidates or on behalf of candidates in this exercise aside this portal or candidates email/telephones

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Mohammed disclosed this, weekend, at a Cultural Night organised by Nigerians working at the United Nations Systems.

She said the openings are available via the Junior Professional Officers’ Programme, including internship for young graduates.

JPO is a programme for the young people to come and grow their career at the UN and it has 37 positions for Nigeria – one for each of the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory.

The JPO programme provides young professionals with hands-on experience in multilateral technical co-operation, and is one of the best ways to gain entry level positions within the UN system.

JPOs are sponsored by their own government, which fund their placement in one of a range of UN organisations.

“Whenever there are opportunities, try and pave the way for the young ones; you are getting old and we want to see the young ones in the system”, she said referring to older Nigerians.

“We need to give the youth the opportunity because if we don’t give them the opportunities, they can easily fall victims of crimes.”

According to Mohammed, the Nigerian employees at the UN system are getting old and there is the need for the Nigerian youth to be allowed to come into the system.
She said: “Home really does need us; there are leaders and we are trying with the professionals that we see in the United Nations.

“The work we need to do is not just to the world but also to remember that at the root of all that, you are only as good as where you come from.

“And it’s really important that we remember, with what we do here, what we can get back home, that we can encourage those at home, and inspire them.

“It’s not just what we do for the world. Can’t we take those expertise back home?”

The UN too official further condemned what she termed alarming gender-based violence in Nigeria, saying it has increased in dimensions that one could never imagine.

She said: “When I look back home and I see that there are women that are coming back from Boko Haram captivity, they come back with a type of violence that many, for the rest of their lives, can’t recover from.

“But I also see that what is worse is the kind of violence that is visited upon the young girl.

“She is indoctrinated and convinced to tie a bomb around her and blow it off; that’s violence against girls; that’s violence against women.

“But what I wanted to say was that as we look at the gender-based violence initiative that we put a spotlight on our own nation; we all have a part to play.

“I know we would spend some money in Nigeria on this initiative but we all have a part to play individually and collectively in trying to bring it to zero.”

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