The Punch reports that the Police Service Commission has suspended the ongoing recruitment of 10,000 personnel into the Nigeria Police Force following pressure from the Senate and the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.

The decision to stop the exercise was taken by the commission about two weeks ago, shortly after it concluded the screening of 110,469 shortlisted candidates, The PUNCH learnt on Thursday.

Investigations showed that the PSC management was in the process of finalising the recruitment process in
Jigawa State when the IG ordered the police representatives at the meeting, the Deputy IG in charge of Training and Development, Emmanuel Inyang, and another senior officer to return to Abuja
immediately.

This, it was gathered, forced the commission to suspend the recruitment as the police management needed to be represented and carried along in the
exercise.

It was learnt that the IG’s move might have been informed by the pressure by some senators, who wanted the recruitment to favour their geo-political
zones.


Source: The Punch

http://punchng.com/senate-igs-directives-psc-abort-police-recruitment/