The Grassroots Mobilizers for Better Nigeria Initiative (GMBNI) has petitioned the presidency over alleged 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 a statement issued in Abuja, said petitions have been sent to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Public Complaints Commission, office of the Inspector General of Police, the Police Service Commission and the national assembly, said the 126 cadets who hail from Katsina, Kaduna and Kano states, commenced training in April 2025, but were regrettably on May 16, 2025 dismissed without notice.
She however, explained that 24 out of the dismissed cadets, were later reinstated.
She lamented that having been on the verge of completing their training and joining the Nigerian Police Force, their abrupt dismissal not only undermines their aspirations, but also raises questions about the transparency of recruitment processes.
GMBNI therefore called on the concerned relevant agencies of government to intervene and further investigate the circumstances surrounding their disengagement and advocate for their immediate reinstatement.
She said this would restore confidence in the recruitment and training process of the Nigerian Police Force.
Amb. Goni emphasized that the fear in the minds of many Nigerians is that, after being trained with the relevant weapons, dismissing the cadets who hail from the North West zone of the country, where most of the security threats in Nigeria is coming from, should not be let loose into the society, but should be reinstated.
Further more, she believes that the perceived excuse given by the Police on the affected cadets being disabled and not of the required height is not tenable as such should have been detected earlier before they commenced their training.