In spite the order of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the police and the Police Service Commission maintain the status quo on the ongoing recruitment of 10,000 constables, the Police Force high command has released the names of successful applicants.
In a move that may effectively put paid to the lingering argument over the recruitment exercise, the force, through a post on its twitter handle, @policeng, on Thursday, said the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, had vetted the list.
One hundred thousand (100,000) recruits are to be taken in the current exercise.
On Wednesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order at the hearing of the case filed by the commission following the insistence of the police high command on their right to conduct the recruitment exercise.
The Twitter post read: “The IGP has vetted and given approval for the release of the final and authenticated list of successful candidates who participated in the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Police Force. Below is the list of successful candidates: https://www.npf.gov.ng/information/index.php.”
By this development, successful candidates have been directed to report at the Police Colleges/Training Schools indicated against their states, adding that training and documentation would commence on Monday.
“The training and documentation shall commence on October, 28 and closes on November 1, 2019. Failure to report for training within the stipulated time will mean that the candidate has declined the offer,” it added.
Saturday Punch had reported the release of the list which was reportedly tilted in favour of the IG’s home state of Nasarawa which had 528 slots and Katsina, President Muhammadu Buhari’s state which was allotted 435 slots.
The police responded, Saturday, claiming that the list had not been vetted by the IG despite the fact that candidates had already been directed to report for training last Monday.
But in the new list, Nasarawa had 153 candidates, while Katsina was given 537 against the 435 slots in the withdrawn list. Bauchi which had 232 in the former list was awarded 220 slots in the vetted list.
The candidates were asked to report at the police training schools with two pairs of white shorts and socks, two pairs of white round neck vests and canvass, two pairs of white pillowcases and bed sheets, sports wears, mosquito net, cutlery, broom, cutlass, bucket as well as the original and photocopies of their credentials and eight recent passport photographs.
