The Police Service Commission has disclosed that it will commence the screening of 210,150 shortlisted applicants for recruitment into the Constable Cadre of the Nigeria Police Force on July 1st.
The Commission said the screening exercise will hold for a week ,across the 36 states of the federation including the Federal Capital.
A statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani stated that letters of invitation stating venue, date and requirements for the screening have been sent to the email addresses of the applicants at the time of submitting their applications.
Recall that the Commission at the close of its recruitment portal on Friday, January, 11, 2019 received 315,032 applications.
The Commission got the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit 10,000 Nigerians into the Nigeria Police Force.
Kano State recorded second highest applicants with 11,717; Katsina State, third with 11,651; Benue State, fourth, with 10, 567; Adamawa State, fifth, with 10,361 and Bauchi, State, sixth, with 10,232 applicants.
“Bayelsa State with 1,414 shortlisted for the screening exercise is second from the rear after Lagos State. Anambra State is third with 1,415, Ebonyi State fourth with 1,679, and Abia State fifth with 1,880 applicants.”
Chairman of the Commission, Musiliu Smith charged the candidates to be of good behaviour throughout the period of the screening.
He warned that anybody who has nothing to do with the exercise should stay clear of the venues as loiters would be arrested and prosecuted.
Meanwhile , out of the 210,150 applicants shortlisted for screening, 182,926 are males while 27,224 others are females.
Ani also added that applicants can check for their names in the Commission’s Recruitment portal, www.psc.org.ng.
