Danmaryam Zayamu
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dissociated itself from the rumours making the rounds that it is currently recruiting Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police and Cadet Inspectors.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday.
The statement signed by the PSC Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, noted that the rumours originated from fraudsters.
“The PSC wishes to clarify that there is no on-going recruitment of Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police and Cadet Inspectors.
“The Commission notes that it is in possession of messages and requests to notable Nigerians informing them of a phantom recruitment exercise and asking them to send three names for recruitment.
“The messages were purported to have originated from the Chairman of the Commission, Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of Police,”
The fraudsters, the PSC revealed, are requesting from their contacts, payments to some account names and numbers of different Nigerian banks.
The Commission said that it is deeply embarrassed that fraudsters associate the name of the Commission’s Chairman with this fraudulent disposition.
“It is also instructive to note that recruitment in the Commission is handled by the Commission as a body and not by individuals.
“The Chairman only chairs the meetings where decisions of the Commission, including that of recruitment are taken.
“The Commission warns that Nigerians should beware of these fraudsters who are on the prowl to dupe unsuspecting citizens,” the statement noted.
