President Muhammadu Buhari had last year at
the National Security Summit in Abuja directed the recruitment of 10,000
Nigerians into the Force to address the obvious shortfall in the manpower needs
of the Police.
Speaking on the recruitment exercise, Chairman of the
Commission, Dr. Mike Okiro warned the Staff of the Commission who will be
involved in the screening of candidates to avoid any act that will compromise
the integrity of the exercise.
Okiro said any Staff involved in any
misconduct during the exercise will be sanctioned in line with the Public
Service Rules and may be prosecuted for sabotage.
He said the Staff must live
above board as the Commission is ready to make a huge success of this
presidential assignment in line with its resolution to discharge its duties
within the ambit of the law, transparently, and according to laid down rules.
Okiro also warned the candidates to desist from indulging or inducing the Staff
of the Commission as anyone caught will be arrested and prosecuted.
A statement
signed by Ikechukwu Ani, head of Public Relations quoted Okiro reiterating that
there will be no short cut in the exercise as everything has been put in place
to ensure that the integrity of the process will be preserved at all the stages
of the exercise.
He explained that the Nigeria Police Force deserves the best
brains in the Nigerian society, stressing that the Commission will ensure that
only the best will be engaged as Policemen who will sustain the cherished
tradition of the Force and also help to maintain peace as well as securing
lives and property of Nigerians and non-Nigerians. “The website portal for the
recruitment exercise opens today” he said.
