Screening of police recruits candidates takes off in many states

The screening of over 400,000 Nigerian youths who successfully applied for recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force took off successfully today across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Although there were the usual early teething problems, reports from the Commission’s team leads in the states confirmed that the exercise was up and already running.

According to spokesman of the commission, Ikechikwu Ani, “The Commission is handling the credentials screening while the Officers of the Nigeria Police Force are handling that of the physical.

“Officers from the Ministry of Police Affairs, Federal Character Commission, Police Trust Fund and Police Colleges are also on ground at the venues.

“The National Co-ordinator and Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, retired Inspector General of Police who presided over the setting up of the Recruitment Situation Room at the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission in Abuja said there was still room for improvement, insisting that the field workers should not lower their guard but strive to improve on a daily basis.

“Dr. Arase said the screening exercise is the first formal contact between the candidates and the officers of the Commission and the Police.

“He commended the synergy amongst the Institutions that make up the Police Recruitment Board and promised that the Commission will ensure that the entire exercise will be a success.

“Meanwhile the Commission has provided dedicated telephone lines and other social media platforms for Nigerians to complain or seek necessary information on the ongoing recruitment exercise.

“The numbers are 08094767777(Compliance Monitoring Unit),

08140725559 (South West), 08136441079 (South South),

08133541818(North East) 08138104008 (North Central) 08146642379(North West) 08100867218(South East and 07036403339(WhatsApp). The screening exercise continues tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9, 2024.”