The Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, has dismissed a disclaimer issued by the Police Service Commission on July 31, 2025, as misleading and inaccurate.
In the disclaimer, the PSC disowned a recent advertisement by the Academy, announcing the commencement of applications for its 12th Regular Course Degree Programmes.
In a statement on Thursday by the Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC described the advert, which set the application window from July 28 to September 8, 2025, as a violation of procedure and an attempt to undermine its constitutional mandate.
“The Commission has the sole authority to appoint persons into the Nigeria Police Force, as affirmed by both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court,” Ani stated.
Reacting in a statement on Friday, the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Police Affairs, Bolaji Kazeem, speaking on behalf of the academy, clarified that the application for admission into its 12th Regular Course Degree Programmes remains valid and ongoing.
He stated that the admission process is being conducted in line with the guidelines of the National Universities Commission and the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs.
Kazeem added that PSC has no constitutional role in university admissions, describing its statement as ” baseless and misleading”.
He said, “The attention of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, and the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs has been drawn to a misleading and inaccurate disclaimer issued by the Police Service Commission on 31st July 2025.
“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,” the statement read in part.
He urged interested applicants and the general public to disregard the PSC disclaimer, adding that the online application portal remains open as earlier announced.
“All interested applicants and the general public are advised to disregard the said disclaimer. The online application portal remains open as earlier advertised, ” he stated
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