Police Recruitment: IG Ignores PSC As Crisis Deepens - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 5, 2019
Thebattle between the Nigeria Police Force and the Police Service Commission, PSCof who is in charge of the recruitment of ten thousand constables has taken anew dimension, as the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, approved therelease of the list of successful candidates regardless of the PSC suspendingthe exercise.
TheCommission’s Chairman, Musiliu Smith was only informed about the publication ofthe results during his meeting with the House of Representatives Committee onPolice Affairs, the   Minister of PoliceAffairs, Mohammed Maigari and the Police Boss in Abuja in an effort to resolvethe crisis.
Itwould be recalled that the Police Service Commission on Friday announced thesuspension of the recruitment pending the resolution of the issues with thepolice. But the Police Boss said at a security stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadanon Tuesday, that the recruitment exercise had not been suspended.
TheCommission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani in a statement, dismissed the listreleased by the police, insisting it was compiled without its input. He addedthat the list has been withd rawn from the Police website.