Police recruitment: Alleged replacement of names causing tension in Katsina

Alleged replacement of names of 67 persons on the police candidates' list from Katsina is causing serious misgivings among applicants and parents.

Daily Trust gathered that trouble started when about 238 persons were shortlisted for medicals in Kano and upon returned 67 names were allegedly removed and replaced with others who didn't even attend the medical screening alongside non indigenes on the released Katsina list.

Some affected candidate spoken to say they were shocked to see names of persons who did not attend medicals and foreign names of non indigenes on the list. 

An affected candidate says   “We have successfully undergone the medical screening, subjected to a various medical checkup at the Zone 1 Police headquarters, Kano.”

“I was really traumatized by the fact that 67 of us were removed from the final list and replaced by those different people that didn’t even write for the examination.” he said 

“If really we 67 of us among the 238 candidates failed for the medical screening which is not possible, at least we deserved to be better enlightened just as Nigeria army usually did to disqualified candidates, Why will they introduce other people that are not in the pre-selected list including a non-indigene, an igbo Man, he alleges

He said “Honestly we demand Justice, Katsina state government should look into this situation. Most of us are unemployed youths that has suffered much from the beginning of the recruitment exercise.” he said

Efforts to get the Special Adviser to the Governor on Employment Hussaini Karadua proved abortive but a top Director at the Employment Directorate confided in our reporter that the matter has been table to the state government and a complain letter has been written to police service commission for appropriate action.

Source:https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/police-recruitment-alleged-replacement-of-names-causing-tension-in-katsina-255813.html