Kaduna and Adamawa states have the highest number of applicants in the ongoing recruitment of constables into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

Head of Press and Public Relations, Police Service Commission (PSC), Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja.

According to him, Kaduna has the highest number of applicants with 40,272, followed by Adamawa with 36,398. Bornu was the third with 32,048, followed by Benue with 31,122, then Katsina with 30,202 before Bauchi and Kano with 30,604 and 30,004 respectively.

He said Anambra posted the lowest number with 1,664, followed by Ebonyi with 2,132, then Lagos State with 2324 applicants.

The PSC spokesman said Bayelsa, with 2,651, was the 4th state with the lowest number of applicants, followed by Abia with 2,796.

He said 547,774 applications had so far been received in the police recruitment portal, expected to close on November 26.

Ani pointed out that the portal, which opened on October 15, would be closed after six weeks.

Out of the 547,774 applicants, 358,900 were successful and have qualified for the next round of the recruitment process.

He said the processes were physical, credentials, medicals and strict background checks of applicants, adding that 84,606 applicants were rejected for over age.

The PSC Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, he said, expressed satisfaction with the number of applications already received.

Arase, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported, said it was clear with the number of applications that Nigerian youths were showing incredible interest in pursuing a career in the police.