President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2015 approved
the recruitment of 10,000 policemen at the National
Security Summit in Abuja.
In a statement Wednesday, Ikechukwu Ani, Head,
Press and Public Relations of the commission, told
journalists that Mike Okiro, Chairman of the
commission, gave the warning while unveiling a
portal for the exercise in Abuja.
The statement said that the portal would be opened
to the public on April 1 to herald the commencement
of the exercise.
“The process leading to the recruitment of 10,000
Policemen as directed by President Muhammadu
Buhari at the National Security Summit in Abuja last
year, has commenced,” the statement said.
It said the unveiling of the portal was in actualisation
of the presidential directive on the recruitment of the
10,000 Policemen.
The statement noted that the exercise was
remarkable because there had not been recruitment
into the Nigeria Police Force for more than five years.
It said that thousands of policemen who died in the
course of service, dismissed or retired, had not been
replaced since the last five years.
The statement stressed that the recruitment would
strengthen and re-energise the force to tackle more
security challenges facing the country.
It explained that the exercise could not begin last
year because the funding was not captured in the
2015 budget.
The statement urged interested applicants to access
the portal through the commission’s website:
www.psc.gov.ng or that of the Nigeria Police Force:
www.npf.gov.ng.
It said that no fee would be charged for the
processing of the forms which would be filled on-
line.
“We are not charging money. It is free, absolutely
free,” it said.
The statement said that the exercise would be in
three entry points of Constable, Cadet Inspector and
Cadet ASP, while there would also be recruitment
into the Specialist cadre.
It said that applicants for Police Constables are
expected to possess five credits including
Mathematics and English Language at Senior School
Certificate Examination in not more than two sittings.
It said that for Cadet Inspectors, in addition to having
the requirements of Police Constables, candidates
would be expected to have an Ordinary National
Diploma (OND), Advanced Level (A level), National
Certificate in Education (NCE) or their equivalents.
The statement said Candidates for Cadet ASP must
possess a University degree or a Higher National
Diploma (HND).
(NAN)