IGP ignores PSC as Police recruitment crisis deepens

The tussle between the Nigeria Police Force and the Police Service Commission to gain full control of the recruitment of 10,000 constables has taken a new twist as the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, approved the release of the list of successful candidates despite the PSC suspending the exercise.

It was learnt that the Chairman, PSC, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, was only informed about the release of the results during his meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari, and the IG in Abuja on Tuesday — in an attempt to resolve the crisis.

It was learnt that Smith, a retired Inspector-General of Police, was shocked to hear the news of the release of the results.

The PSC on Friday announced the suspension of the recruitment pending the resolution of the issues with the police.

But the IG said at a security stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday the recruitment exercise had not been suspended.

And the PSC has asked those who applied for recruitment into the police to “watch out for the authentic list” that would emerge after its meeting with the NPF authorities.

The commission dismissed the list released by the police, insisting it was compiled without its input.