Police cadet recruits: Group petition Presidency over abrupt dismissal
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By News Editor
The Grassroots Mobilizers for Better Nigeria Initiative (GMBNI) have petitioned the Presidency over the abrupt dismissal of 126 constable-cadets of the Nigerian Police College, Kaduna, while undergoing training.
Chairman/Founder of GMBNI, Amb. (DR.) Fatima Mohammed Goni, in the petition, also similar to ones sent to the National Human Rights Commission and the Public Complaints Commission, said the 126 cadets only from Katsina, Kaduna and Kano states, and who commenced training in April 2025, were regrettably on May 16, 2025 dismissed without notice.
She said the dismissed cadets, out of which only 24 were reinstated, were on the verge of completing their training and joining the Nigerian Police Force, hence their abrupt dismissal not only undermines their aspirations, but also raises questions about the transparency of the process.
GMBNI therefore called on the two institutions, as well as the Police Service Commission, to intervene and further investigate the circumstances surrounding their disengagement and advocate for their immediate reinstatement, which will also restore confidence in the recruitment and training process of the Nigerian Police Force.
Amb. Goni said the fear is that after being trained with the relevant weapons, these cadets from the North West, where most of the security threats in Nigeria is coming from, should not be let loose into the society but should be reinstated.
She said the excuse given by the Police of the affected cadets being disabled and not of the required height is not tenable as such should have been detected before they commenced their training.
