PSC Worried Over the Authenticity of Certificates from Applicants in the Ongoing Police Constable Recruitment
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has expressed concern over the authenticity of certificates presented by some of the applicants in the ongoing recruitment of 30,000 police constables into the force.
The Commission’s Chairman, Solomon Arase, in an update on the recruitment exercise, said many of the candidates with Senior Secondary School Certificates or National Certificate of Education, could not write their names.
Arase who also said that some of them could not introduce themselves, wondered how they acquired such academic certificates.
He was optimistic that the aptitude tests in the ongoing screening of the candidates would assist in weeding out unqualified candidates from the recruitment exercise.
The commission is screening 416,270 applicants, out of which 136,177 had been cleared, while credentials of other 108,768 had just been uploaded.
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He added that the delay for the upload of details of the remaining was due to network challenges.
Ani said that the Police Recruitment Board, acting on behalf of the PSC, is presently screening 416,270 Nigerian youths seeking a career in the Nigeria Police Force.
The screening, according to Ani, involved physical and credentials screening, leading to an aptitude test and other subsequent processes, including a medical examination.
He noted that the ongoing recruitment exercise has seen the commission upgrade and automate its processes to enhance credibility and establish a measurable standard for the final selection of successful candidates.
