PSC RELEASES LIST OF 10000 SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR POLICE RECRUITMENT, says merit, gender sensitivity and federal character were guiding principles

 

Story by Iyiola Ayomide

The Police Service Commission has approved and released the list of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force.

The Commission today, Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 received the report of the Police Recruitment Board. 9,000 applicants were approved for recruitment for General Duty while 1,000 applicants were recruited for the Specialists cadre.

To ensure fairness and justice in the Recruitment process, the Commission worked with guidance from relevant stakeholders including the Nigeria Police Force, the National Assembly and the Federal Character Commission. It ensured equity in the spread of successful candidates across the 774 local government areas of the country. 

The Commission had earlier inaugurated a Recruitment Board - a broad-based stakeholders body populated by representatives from the Commission, the Nigeria Police Force, the Ministry of Police Affairs, Federal Character Commission, Police Colleges and the Police Trust Fund to Superintendent over the recruitment process and report back to the Commission. 

Interested Nigerian youths were invited to apply online for consideration for the subsequent stages of the exercise through paid advertisements in several national media. Interested applicants were given six weeks to conclude the online applications (15th October to 26th November 2023) in line with the Federal Character requirements. A total of 609,886 applications were received while 416,323 applicants who met the advertised requirements were shortlisted for the second stage of the exercise which was physical and document screening. This stage held in the 36 states of the Federation and Federal Capital Territory between Monday, 8th to Monday 29th January 2024.

The Commission, after the physical and credentials screening, shortlisted 171,956 applicants who met the requirements for the Computer Based Tests (CBT) conducted by the Joint Admission and Martriculation Board, JAMB an organisation renowed for its expertise in Computer based tests. 

15,447 General duty applicants who did well in the CBT were further invited for medical screening to determine their health status. The 55,645 Specialists who were shortlisted from the Physical and credentials screening were subjected to practical tests and later medical screening. Each stage of the Recruitment process was carried out with a high level of scrutiny and care .

A total of 10000 applicants made up of 9000 General Duty and 1000 Specialists were recommended for final selection. 

The selection of specialists were done in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force on the need assessment ensuring capability and balance of geographical representation. 

Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase CFR, retired Inspector General of Police declared that the rigorous recruitment process was to enhance the capacity and effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force and to reinforce its commitment to community rooted and service oriented policing.

According to him " I am filled with optimism because these young men and women represent the future of our nation's security and it is our collective responsibility to ensure that their journey begins on a foundation of integrity, transparency and excellence.

The PSC Chairman disclosed that the entire process reflects a deliberate effort to build a Police Force that is competent, reliable and truly representative of the best that Nigeria has to offer.

He noted that the final selection process was meticulously structured to ensure fairness and inclusivity with 10 candidates selected from each of the 774 local government areas as advised by the National Assembly in its Plenary decision of Thursday February 29th 2024 aimed at creating a representative and diverse Police Force.

The PSC Chairman. disclosed that to uphold the highest standards of confidentiality , "list of successful candidates must be presented to the public in a manner compliant with the Nigeria Data protection Act of 2023". This he noted will ensure that the personal data of the Recruits who are entering a sensitive security Organisation, remain secure, thereby protecting their personal and family safety".

Candidates are invited to check the status of their application through the Police Service Commission dedicated Web page which can be accessed on computers and mobile devices on www.policeservicecommission.cloud

Applicants are also to contact the PSC recruitment help desk on WhatsApp numbers 08094767777 and 09031318499 for complaints or inquiries.

Ikechukwu Ani 

Head, Press and Public Relations 

Tuesday, June 4th, 2024