Heavy trouble looming as the Police Service Commission (PSC) has declared that the Nigerian police has no authority to place advert for recruitment.
The commission insisted that it remains the only body given the power to recruit personnel for the Nigeria Police by law.
The commission in a statement signed by its spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani on Thursday dismissed a recent online advertisement by the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State calling for applications for admission into the institution as “null and void.
The commission called attention to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judgements that affirmed the powers of the commission as the sole “authority” to recruit personnel for the Nigerian Police.
The commission while dismissing the academy’s advertisement also stated that the recruitment process will ordinarily be carried out in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders including the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs, th Nigeria Police and the commission as prescribed by law.
The PSC insisted that the recruitment process must also be decentralized alongside the 36 states and the FCT for ease of the processes, safety and to avoid resource wastage.
The full statement reads:
“The attention of the Police Service Commission has been drawn to an advertisement tagged “APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO THE 12TH REGULAR COURSE DEGREE PROGRAMMES OF THE NIGERIA POLICE ACADEMY, WUDIL, KANO STATE” informing the general public that the online application for admission into the 12th Regular Course of its degree programmes will open from 28th July 2025 to 8th September 2025.
“This advertorial which was placed in flagrant violation of the required procedure was an undisguised attempt to undermine the Commission which has the Constitutional Mandate to recruit including through the Academy.
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“This statement serves as a disclaimer that any unlawful or unconstitutional action occasioned by the advertisement is meant to mislead the public and does not reflect a legitimate exercise of constitutional responsibility. Hence, the Police Service Commission would not be held responsible.
“Consequently, the advertisement is hereby declared null and void.