The Police Service Commission (PSC) has deployed a high-powered delegation to the Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC), Wudil, Kano State, as the 2025 admission screening exercise officially commenced on Monday, October 6, 2025.
The delegation, led by Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (Rtd) a former Justice of the Supreme Court representing the Judiciary in the Commission, and Deputy Inspector-General of Police Taiwo Lakanu (Rtd) representing the Nigeria Police Force and Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Police Matters, was mandated to oversee the exercise and ensure strict compliance with due process.
According to a statement signed by Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations, the move underscores the Commission’s renewed determination to uphold transparency, integrity, and accountability in all recruitment and admission activities under its supervision.
The Commission noted that the ongoing POLAC admission screening will serve as the first test of its newly introduced Whistle-Blowing Policy on Recruitment Processes, which was launched recently to deter corruption, nepotism, and other forms of malpractice in police recruitment.
The policy, according to the statement, is designed to encourage credible information from the public on any act of compromise or irregularity during recruitment exercises, with assurances of confidentiality and protection for whistle-blowers.
The Commission warned that it will deal decisively with any individual or group regardless of status or position found violating the provisions of the new policy or attempting to influence the admission process.
Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) in a message to the screening team and stakeholders, called for strict adherence to rules and regulations guiding the exercise.
He reiterated the Commission’s commitment to sanitizing police recruitment and restoring credibility to the process, including admissions into the Police Academy.
“The Commission is poised to ensure that only the best and most qualified candidates are admitted into the Academy. We want a Police Force that can be proud of its recruits, knowing they were selected through a clean and credible process,” Argungu stated.
He assured that the PSC would continue to collaborate with all relevant stakeholders including the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Academy management, and state governments to promote fairness, inclusivity, and merit in recruitment.
The PSC Chairman further advised state governments to take an active interest in the ongoing admission exercise to safeguard their respective quotas and ensure balanced representation across all states and regions.
He reaffirmed that the Commission remains committed to reforming the police recruitment system to produce officers who are competent, disciplined, and patriotic, in line with the vision of the Federal Government for a professional and people-centered Nigeria Police Force.
Reporting by Niran Odufayo