The Nigeria Police, it has been learnt, has hiked the cost of Police Character Certificate (PCC), also known as police clearance, by around 700 per cent to N40, 000, from its previous price of N5, 000.
PCC is a document issued by the Nigeria Police to certify that an individual does not have criminal record, criminal conviction or is trying to evade prosecution for crimes committed in the country. The document is largely sought by individuals, mostly youths, travelling out of the country to further their studies or to take up employment; though some organizations in Nigeria sometimes request certain individuals to provide the PCC.
Several policemen who spoke to a correspondent of Sunday Vanguard, who disguised as a student seeking to obtain the PCC, said they received a directive from the police authorities, July 22, 2022, that the price of the document should be hiked to N40, 000 on that same day, without any reason.
One of the policemen at the Lagos Command said prior to that directive, they used to issue the PCC for N5, 000. Another policeman in Abuja had initially agreed to process it for N25, 000, thinking it was the price at which he normally does it, but on presenting the data for check, he was told that the price has been hiked to N40, 000 since July 22, 2022.
Source: vanguard.com
