Police recruitment: PSC chairman warns against racketeering

A head of official announcement for the recruitment of Police cadet ASP, inspectors, the Police Service Commission has warned that it will deal decisively with anybody who intends to involve himself in any form of racketeering or fraud in the recruitment of qualified Nigerians into the Nigeria Police Force.

Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, in a statement said the Commission will soon begin the processes for this year’s exercise which will include Cadet ASPs and Inspectors.

The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), mni, gave the warning when he paid a courtesy call on the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hon. Kayode Oladele Esq, and its Management team on Wednesday, 30th of July, 2025.

DIG Argungu, who led a PSC team that included Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary in the Commission, warned that any unacceptable behaviour, sharp practices or untoward acts during the recruitment processes will be resisted and deviants sanctioned.

He maintained that though the date for another recruitment of qualified Nigerians into the NPF has not been fixed, there can’t be a better time to seek the partnership and cooperation of the Federal Character Commission as one of the reliable and pivotal stakeholders in the Police recruitment process.

The PSC Chairman assured that there must be transparency, accountability and equity in the recruitment process.

The issue of discretion, waiver, or replacement, he said, negates the principle of fairness and equity, and so must be totally avoided.

Welcoming his guests, Hon. Kayode Oladele, Esq, the Federal Character Commission boss, saw the courtesy call as not only a demonstration of inter-agency cooperation but also a testament to a shared commitment to the ideals of fairness, justice, equity and national cohesion as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.