The
Police Service Commission (PSC) has revealed that almost a million
candidates applied to fill the vacancy for 10,000 personnel in the
Nigeria police force recruitment.
Head of press and public relations of the Police Service Commission
(PSC), Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement issued on Tuesday, has revealed
that 705,352 candidates have so far applied to fill the vacancy for
10,000 personnel in the Nigeria police force (NPF).
According to spokesman, 202,427 applications were for the position
of cadet assistant superintendent of police (ASP), 169,446 for the
position of cadet inspector and 333,479 for the position of constables.
He added that the commission would recruit 500 cadet ASPs, 500
cadet inspectors, 1,500 specialist officers and 7,500 constables to meet
the approved 10,000 new entrants into the force.
"The police service commission has, at 7.30am on Tuesday, April
19th, received 705,352 applications from applicants who are seeking
employment into the recently advertised 10,000 vacancies into the
Nigeria police force.
"President Muhammadu Buhari at last year’s national security
summit had approved the recruitment of 10,000 police men into the
nation’s Police Force to reinforce the Nigeria Police for better
service," the statement read.
The statement also quoted Mike Okiro, chairman of the commission,
as saying the process of receiving the forms had been smooth and
transparent, and that all applicants would receive 'fairness and equal opportunity.'
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