Police arrest two applicants over alleged forged NECO certificates in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended 2 applicants seeking recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force implicit the alleged possession of forged National Examinations Council (NECO) certificates during a screening workout astatine the Police Training School successful Bauchi.

The command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Habib, disclosed this successful a connection released connected Saturday.

Habib explained that the recruitment screening was supervised by A.Y. Dickson, who led the squad overseeing the workout astatine the grooming institution.

According to him, a full of 403 candidates participated successful the screening process, including 354 applicants for wide work and 49 specializer candidates.

He said the 2 suspects were discovered with falsified NECO results during the verification of credentials.

The constabulary spokesperson added that some individuals stock the aforesaid name, Yusuf Usman, and had been moving unneurotic passim the screening workout earlier their documents were flagged arsenic fake.

Habib further stated that the squad person ordered that the suspects beryllium transferred to the Divisional Police Officer of the ‘E’ Division for further investigation.

He warned prospective applicants to debar immoderate signifier of dishonesty during recruitment exercises.

DAILY POST reports that the screening forms portion of the ongoing nationwide recruitment of 50,000 constabulary constables, whi...