New police constables gets new date to begin training
The Police Service Commission on Monday said training would commence for the newly recruited constables on August 10.
Under its former chairman, Solomon Arase, the PSC recruited 10,000 constables for the Nigeria Police.
However, the Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, rejected the recruits, citing corruption in the process.
The police claimed that some qualified candidates were replaced with unqualified ones, an allegation the PSC denied.
The PSC insisted that the recruitment would not be cancelled.
In a statement on Monday, the PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, urged the successful applicants to visit the recruitment website for details.
He said, “The Police Recruitment Board has approved August 10, 2024 for the commencement of training for successful applicants of the 2022 Constable Recruitment exercise.
“The candidates are expected to confirm their status by logging into the recruitment website to confirm further details on the training exercise.
“Specialist applicants are however to resume training two months after that of their General Duty counterparts. Information on date and venues for their own specialised training will be announced in due course.
“The Police Service Commission wishes to appreciate the applicants for their patience and understanding while efforts were made to ensure that the exercise was inclusive and generally acceptable.”
Ani stated that the commission would ensure recruitment is merit based.
He said, “The commission also states that it will continue to ensure that recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force is based on merit and respect for the Federal Character principles.
“It enjoins the successful candidates to see their new status as a call to duty for the Nigerian nation stressing that the commission will monitor their training programmes to ensure that they will come out prepared to join forces in fighting the security challenges facing our nation.”
