The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced that it has put on hold the ongoing recruitment into the Constable Cadre of the Nigerian Police Force even as it enjoined applicants to exercise some patience as it finalizes the remaining stage of the exercise.
A statement issued in Abuja on Friday by Head, Press and Public Relations of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, also advised all the candidates who participated in the recruitment exercise up to the aptitude test, to ignore any list or information on the exercise emanating from outside the Commission.
The Commission advised candidates to await further directives from it. The police had earlierannounced that they are recruiting 10,000 officers to beef up the Force.
“It is the constitutional responsibility of the Commission to recruit Nigerians into the Police Force whether as Constables, Cadet Inspectors or Cadet ASPs and the Commission is not ready to abdicate this very important mandate.
“The Commission will resist any attempt to ambush the on-going recruitment exercise or dilute its content,” the statement added.
It noted that such attempt will be an affront on the Constitution and a waste of national resources.
Innocent Odoh, Abuja
