The Police Service Commission, PSC, has today Tuesday, made it clear that the ongoing recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF is free from the beginning of the registration process to the end which include medical examination. There has been a trending message in the last couple of days demanding all shortlisted candidates to appear for physical screening with the sum of N2,000 each.
The PSC has debunked the circulating massage that it did not emanates from its office but an act of mischief makers who wanted to extort Nigerians.
The message bearing the name of the PSC on top, reads, “Congratulations and you have been shortlisted for the physical screening 8 January 2024, come along with 2k when coming.”
However, in a statement issued today by the PSC, Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, made public on the PSC X account on this morning, said, “The attention of the Police Service Commission has been drawn to a fictitious publication in the social media requesting prospective candidates for screening for recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force to come with the sum of N2,000.
The statement partly reads; “The commission wishes to disown and disassociate itself from the said publication which obviously is fictitious and misleading.
“The commission had earlier in a press statement explained that the ongoing recruitment is entirely free from the registration stage to the last stage which is a medical examination and wishes to state that nothing has changed to warrant requesting the candidates to come with N2,000 for the screening exercise.
“The commission warns that it will no longer tolerate the meddlesomeness of fraudsters who seem bent on compromising the ongoing recruitment exercise.
“The commission wishes to advise the prospective candidates to ignore these misleading messages as the Police Recruitment Board is currently sending messages to successful candidates with detailed information on requirements for the screening exercise.
“The commission will not at any point impose any fee on the candidates and will ensure that the exercise is transparent, merit-based, and in obedience to the Federal Character principles.
The PSC concludes that “Candidates are advised to resist the temptation to cut corners in an attempt to succeed in this endeavour as strict regulations have been put in place to protect the recruitment exercise from the beginning to the end.
“The Board promises to ensure that the outcome of the exercise meets international standards with the products good enough for the Police of our dreams.”
