By Kingsley Omonobi
Abuja — The Police Service Commission (PSC) has co-opted the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) as key companions within the screening of 50,000 police constables, in what it described as a landmark transfer to safeguard the integrity of the biggest single recruitment train within the historical past of the Nigeria Police Force.
The Commission stated the collaboration was sealed throughout a high-level stakeholders’ assembly convened in Abuja as half of preparations for the bodily and credentials screening stage of the recruitment train scheduled to start on Monday, March 9, 2026, at designated centres throughout the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
In a press release issued by the PSC spokesman, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission stated the engagement with the PCRC varieties half of broader efforts to guarantee transparency and credibility within the recruitment course of.
Chairman of the PSC, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Hashimu Argungu, who chaired the assembly, counseled members of the PCRC for his or her dedication to supporting nationwide safety and group policing initiatives.
He urged the committee to prolong the identical dedication to the recruitment train, stressing that the standard of personnel admitted into the pressure would decide its effectiveness.
“The Commission is resolutely poised to ensure that only credible Nigerians wear the uniform of a Police Constable. An effective police force is built on the quality of its recruitment,” Argungu stated.
He known as on PCRC state chairmen to collaborate carefully with PSC officers, state employment and profession departments, in addition to the Nigeria Police Force State Intelligence Departments (SID), in scrutinising candidates.
According to him, their tasks will embrace verifying candidates’ indigene-ship and character to forestall people with questionable backgrounds from coming into the pressure.
“You are the eyes and ears of the community. Help us maintain the credibility of this exercise in your states and serve as good ambassadors of the process,” he added.
Responding on behalf of the PCRC National Chairman, Alhaji Ibraheem Olaniyan, the Deputy National President (North), Ambassador Wada Sadiq, thanked the PSC for the arrogance reposed within the committee and pledged its full cooperation in making certain that solely credible candidates are recruited.
“We appreciate the inclusive approach being adopted by the PSC leadership in implementing this directive. We understand the responsibility before us and assure the Commission and the nation that we will justify the confidence reposed in us,” Sadiq stated.
The assembly was attended by PCRC state chairmen from throughout the 36 states and the FCT, in addition to zonal coordinators and members of the PSC board, together with retired Justice Paul Adamu Galumje and Dr. Taiwo Lakanu, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police and Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Police Matters.
