The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has disclaimed a purported press release being circulated and claimed to be issued by the board on a certain 2024 merit replacement exercise in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).

Secretary to the board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the purported press release did not emanate from the board and urged Nigerians to disregard it.

The statement read: “The attention of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has been drawn to a purported press release issued by the board on a certain 2024 merit replacement exercise in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).

“We wish to inform the general public that the purported press release did not emanate from the board and as such should be disregarded.

“Also, the board wishes to warn members of the public to be wary of the activities of fake recruitment syndicates and racketeers,” Ahmed stated.

Meanwhile, the CDCFIB has revealed that will conclude the ongoing recruitment process into the Federal Fire Service (FFS) on June 15, 2024.

Minister of Interior and chairman of the board, Dr Olubumi Tunji-Ojo, said this was in line with the board’s reviewed timeline for the conduct of employment into the paramilitary services under its purview.

He assured applicants awaiting the outcome of the process that the final list of successful candidates who applied for enlistment into the Federal Fire Service would be published on the said date.

The Minister spoke through the secretary of CDCFIB, Ja’afaru Ahmed, at the end of its quarterly review meeting with heads of the four paramilitary agencies under its supervision.

Ahmed, who warned applicants patronising scammers defrauding innocent Nigerians to thread with caution, further explained that shortlisted candidates who would be selected to participate in the Computer-based Test (CBT) as well as physical screening/certificate verification/psychometric evaluation, would be requested to visit the board’s portal via messages to their emails and mobile phones. (Nigerian Tribune)

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