The Police Service Commission, PSC, has raised the alarm that many armed robbers are now finding their way into police recruitment camps.

The commission’s Chairman, Musliu Smith, raised this alarm during a one-day sensitisation and town- hall meeting on the Police Recruitment Exercise in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.

He said, “Part of the challenges the commission discovered during recruitment exercises from 2019 was the academic challenges of the applicants which is a sad reflection on the society.

“The society must encourage upright and responsible citizens to apply for recruitment.

“If our responsible and upright young ones are discouraged from joining the police, where are we going to source for the police officers of our dreams?

“Police and policing are a noble act and deserves the best of the society to join and change the narrative on the issue of internal security of our nation.

“We must raise alarm if we notice not so good persons applying to join the police.

“There have been cases of robbers finding their way into recruitment camps.

“We must all come together as a community to ensure only the best apply for and are recruited into the Nigeria police.”

Mr Smith, whose speech was read by the Deputy Director of the commission, Hawa Komo, noted that the development called for concern.

He said it was a sad reflection of the caliber of officers that will be patrolling communities in the event that these persons actually ended up enlisted in the police.

“Perhaps owing to disenchantment with the police, the inability of citizens to appreciate the value of police and policing has further impacted the quality of persons applying to work in the force.

“These challenges must be addressed. This is a herculean task which can only be achieved with the active support of members of the community,“ he said.

The chairman said that the aim of the sensitisation was to directly engage with the stakeholders and listen to their stories and anxieties in order to address them for deeper relationship with citizens.

In his remark, the Kebbi Governor, Atiku Bagudu, said that traditional rulers should be given an opportunity to affirm the character, true identity of the applicants seeking for police job from their domains.

The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Umar Babale-Yauri, said he was in full support of the submissions of the representatives of the traditional rulers at the event.

“The traditional rulers, who are the leaders at the grassroots, know those who are criminals, well behaved, honest and sincere; and who would be fit to be recruited into the Nigeria Police Force,” he said.

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Lalasticlala

Pots calling kettle black

unknown gunmen don login

Lol.

Both police and thief are armed robbers these days. A vast percentage of the police rob people legally while armed robbers rob people illegally.

Hmm

The top cares are filled with same people. A recent example is Hush Puppy's designer "Abba Kyari".

Besides, those who exploit people on the street and kill for non settlement are not any different. The Nigerian Police Force needs be sanitized.

Just as fraudsters are now joining banks.

What do you expect from a failed Country?

This applies to all parastatals of govt.. the Police is not exclusive. all civil servants using pen to rob now who are they?

Very funny

As their elder brothers boko go join army nkor , eeeen d junior ones go do d same too na

Nothing works in Nigeria.

No be them dey recruit them.

and the mata get worse

Am I surprised? NO

Nigeria needs to have a real data base system like the UK called DBS where if u have a criminal record it would show there but in Nigeria once u commit crime it only stays in the record of the police station

My brother na yahoo sure pass if you like quote me i no go bulge

Joining their senior colleagues.... Why the furores?

This is what government should be investigating not complaining that the south easterners aren't applying for police

They should reform the police so that the Nigerian police force will be "enticing " for qualified and good citizens, graduates and professionals to apply.

Consequences of ‘lack of proper recordings’

Our security in Nigeria have been compromised and jeopardised. May God keep protect His beloved...

So, what is the job of the background screening unit at the FCID alagbon; sebi they always issue police character certificate to travelers.....Or they cannot do the background check of their own employees ni

They should advertise for cadet inspectors and ASP. Na wetin people dey wait for, not constable

Akiko

PSC spewing gibberish because the NPF ceased the right to run the recruitment.
Come to think of it, since O’level is an essential requirement for recruitment how come the armed robbers were able to apply?? if not for the usual fact that the Leaders failed them, after struggling to get past the secondary level or probably made them drop out of tertiary education.
Failed nation �


Anyways, speaking from experience I can say for free that If these men are put in order, and if the government pay well, the NPF actually needs their experiences and morale to combat crime. It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Those Ajebo cadets no fit carry double magazines oh_ most of them are Bitcoin traders, their 150k still no do them

They are so joining their colleagues. Nothing new. Absolutely!

Them don Dey recruit their cousins �

I don't understand. But this has always been the case na

It is well.