573,211 Candidates Fail First Stage of Police Recruitment

 The Chairman Police Service Commission (PSC), Mike

Okiro, has disclosed that the names of 573,211 applicants

have been removed from the list of those to be considered

for screening when the recruitment exercise starts next

week in 36 states and the Federal Capital territory (FCT).

Also, 338,227 applicants are to begin screening next week,

leading to the grand finale in Abuja in about six weeks

time, where 500 Cadet ASPs, 500 Cadet Inspectors, 1,500

Specialist Officers and 7,500 Constables, (as delineated

by the PSC) would be recruited.

Okiro stated this yesterday in Abuja while briefing the

press on the activities for the next phase of physical

screening of candidates for the recruitment of 10,000

policemen by the commission.

He said the portal opened for the exercise received a total

of 911,438 applications and shortlisted 338,227

applicants electronically who met the criteria required

for the next round.

The last recruitment into the Nigeria Police was done in

2011.It was in view of this that the President gave the

directive that 10,000 personnel be recruited into the

force.

Out of the total number that applied, those invited for

the next phase of screening across the states of the

federation comprise of 44,661 for Cadet ASP, 87,736 for

Cadet Inspectors and 205,830 for Constables.

Okiro said most of the candidates failed the screening

process for various reasons ranging from mismatch of

certificate for declared vacancies, wrong choice of cadre,

year of birth earlier than 1988 for ASPs/Inspectors, 1991

for constables and 1984 for specialists, all educational

certificates other than FSLC obtained earlier than 2007,

multiple applications among others.

The screening would commence on 6th June 2016 across

the federation. This would be followed by another one at

the 12 zonal commands before the final one in Abuja

after which successful applicants would be selected for

training.