The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has advised the public to disregard a recent police recruitment advertisement that is going around on social media platforms.

The advertisement was labelled as fake in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.

The statement reads, “Contrary to the fake publication, the Nigeria Police Force has not started recruiting Police Constables into the Nigeria Police Force. We have stated unequivocally that the advertisement has no relation to the Nigeria Police Force and is not in line with the Police established recruitment process, and should be completely discounted.

“The Nigeria Police Force thereby assures well-meaning Nigerians that the commencement of the 2022/23 recruitment exercise will be announced via the official police e-recruitment website – https://policerecruitment.gov.ng, the Nigeria Police Force official website – https://www.npf.gov.ng, and advertisements on national dailies and official police social media accounts as and when due.”

It emphasised that in order to avoid falling prey to shady hiring practises, the public should only rely on the aforementioned trustworthy sources and platforms while exercising caution and vigilance. 

“The Acting Inspector General of Police has further restated the commitment of the present police leadership to a standardised recruitment process with a view to having more competent and suitable recruit intakes into the policing system in Nigeria,” the statement added.