By John Ogunsemore
The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu, said the commission has concluded arrangements for the recruitment of cadets and constables into the Nigeria Police Force for the year 2025.
Argungu stated this when he led a delegation of the commission on a visit to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) in Abuja on Wednesday, Head, Press and Public Relations of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani disclosed in a statement.
Ani said the PSC was at the NDPC to seek partnership and cooperation in this year’s police recruitment.
The commission’s chairman solicited for assistance from the NDPC to ensure that credible Nigerians are recruited into the Nigeria Police Force .
Noting that data rules the world, the PSC chairman said that with accurate data which is protected “we can plan and ensure that proper background checks will be received on all the applicants who are desirous for a career in the Nigeria Police Force”.
He added, “We are here to fortify the commission in its recruitment exercises. We need to know who we are recruiting and we want to partner with you to make it a success.”
Argungu disclosed that the commission would soon start the recruitment of cadets and the 30,000 constables yearly approved by Mr. President.
The PSC chairman however lamented the inability of the commission to access the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database which obviously will facilitate its constitutional mandate to recruit Nigerians into the NPF.
He pleaded with the National Commissioner of the NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji to Intervene and ensure that the commission has access to the identities of these Nigerian youths it intends to recruit into the NPF.
The National Commissioner promised to Intervene and ensure that the PSC is availed the required access into the database for effective, efficient and credible recruitment.
Olatunji pledged the commitment of his office to the aspirations of the PSC to achieve a data protected and credible recruitment exercise.
He promised to train the staff of the commission on data protection so that it would have reliable data for the recruitment exercise.
The two organisations agreed and set up a joint Committee to start work in earnest on data protection, in line with international best practices.
