Lagos: The Police Service Commission (PSC) has issued a fresh warning to aspiring officers: recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is completely free, and any demand for payment is a scam.
The commission warns applicants must beware of job racketeering, scams, and all financial inducements.
The PSC, with the NPF, set the constable recruitment exam for April 28–30.
The exercise for General Duty and Specialist cadres runs at centres in all 36 states and the FCT.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the examination in Lagos would hold at the Police College, Ikeja.
She said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Fatai Tijani, urged all eligible candidates to strictly adhere to the guidelines, arrive early at their venues and maintain orderly conduct throughout the exercise.
“The PSC will not tolerate any form of fraud in the recruitment process. Anyone found engaging in such illegal activities will face the full weight of the law,” she said.
Adebisi said only candidates who successfully passed the physical and credentials screening would be eligible to sit for the examination.
She added that qualified applicants were required to log in to the official recruitment portal from April 24 to print their examination invitation cards, which indicate their date, time, and venue.
Adebisi listed the items required for the examination as a pen, a National Identification Number slip from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) with a clear photograph, and a printed examination invitation card.
“Candidates are expected to appear in white shorts, white T-shirts and white canvas shoes,” she added.
