By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The authorities of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, have insisted on the validity of the Institution’s admission process for the 12th Regular Course Degree programmes.
The Academy, therefore, urged prospective applicants and the general public to ignore the disclaimer of the process by the Police Service Commission, PSC .
The PSC had, in statement, from its spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani, on Thursday, July 31,2025 discredited, and disclaimed the admission process as earlier announced by the Academy
The PSC described the entire process a violation of due procedure ,as well as an attempt to undermine the Commission’s constitutionally recognized supervisory role.
“The Commission has the sole authority to appoint persons into the Nigeria Police Force as affirmed by both the court of Appeal and Supreme Court”, the PSC spokesman stated.
Consequently, it advised parents, guardians, and prospective applicants to shun the exercise as advertised by the authorities of the Police Academy, pending further directives from the Commission.
However, a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs Bolaji Kazeem, informed that the earlier admission process as announced and commenced by the Police Academy remains valid and subsisting.
According to the Ministry’s position which was made on behalf of the Academy, the ongoing admission process is in tandem with the guidelines approved by both the National Universities Commission, NUC and the Ministry of Police Affairs.
The statement noted that as a body, the PSC has no constitutional role and mandate in the admission process of the Academy.
The Ministry therefore dismissed the position of the PSC as both baseless and totally misleading .
“We wish to categorically state that the application for admission into the 12th Regular Course Degree Programmes of the Nigeria Police Academy is valid.
“The PSC has no constitutional role in University admissions, and its statement is, therefore, legally baseless and misleading
“All interested applicants and the general public are advised to disregard the said disclaimer. The online application portal remains open as earlier advertised”, the Police Ministry statement reads in part.
This is not the first time the Commission and the Police authorities ,cum Ministry of Police Affairs would be flexing muscles over constitutional mandates .
In 2024, the Force Headquarters and the PSC were locked in a bitter and prolonged battle over which, between the two, has the constitutional duty of engaging police personnel .
The disagreement which led to legal proceedings, was perceived by not a few Nigerians as not only embarrassing ,but also a sad commentary on institutional weakness and lack of clarity on their respective roles.
Not a few people too have canvassed for the scrapping of the Ministry of Police Affairs, dismissing it as unnecessary.
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