Bauchi Police Arrest Two Constable Candidates Over Certificate Forgery

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two candidates applying for constable positions for alleged certificate forgery during screening at the Police Training School in Bauchi.

The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. He said the screening was led by A.Y. Dickson, who headed the team conducting the recruitment process at the training school.

According to Habib, the team screened a total of 403 candidates, comprising 354 applicants for general duty and 49 specialists. During the exercise, two candidates were arrested after they were found in possession of forged results from the National Examinations Council.

The police spokesperson explained that both suspects bore the same name, Yusuf Usman, and had been moving together throughout the screening process before their documents were discovered to be fake.

“The team screened 354 General Duty and 49 Specialists, making a total of 403 candidates,” Habib said. “Two candidates were arrested with forged NECO results, both named Yusuf Usman, and they were moving together throughout the process.”

Habib noted that the team lead directed that the suspects be handed over to the Divisional Police Officer of ‘E’ Division for further investigation. He also warned applicants against engaging in fraudulent acts during recruitment exercises.

The screening is part of the ongoing nationwide recruitment of 50,000 police constables, which commenced on Monday.