Recruitment of 10,000 policemen to begin soon —Arase

THE Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has said that the recruitment of 10,000 personnel into the Nigeria Police Force as recently ordered  by President Muhammadu Buhari  will commence very soon, adding that the exercise would be thorough and transparent.

He stated this on Thursday while speaking through the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG)  in charge of Zone 7,  Abuja,  Mr. Bala M.  Nassarawa, during a tour of the Niger State Command of the Force, warning that any member of the Force or the civil  populace caught trying to use money to influence the recruitment exercise in favour of any candidate would be thoroughly dealt with.
“The Commander-in-Chief’s  instruction for recruitment will soon commence in Police formations across the country and the issue of everyone, especially policemen and women,  asking us to recruit his or her brother or sister and such persons approaching  the officers in charge of the recruitment exercise with money should not arise. Please do not get yourselves involved in an unholy activity.
“We are going to conduct a very transparent recruitment and anyone caught using money to influence our decision would be dealt with.
Nigerian public should also beware because this time, it  is going to be tough, so they should not try that,” said  the Police boss.
The IGP, however, commended officers and men of the Niger State Police Command in their efforts in reducing crimes to the barest minimum  in parts of the state, especially with regards to the issues of cattle rustling, commercial kidnapping, armed robbery and other sundry criminal activities within the Command.