The Police Service Commission, on Tuesday, announced that a total of 136, 177 candidates have been screened at the ongoing police recruitment after its commencement on January 8 throughout the federation.
The Commission is currently screening Nigerian youths who have shown interest and applied to be considered a career in the Nigerian Police Force.
According to the statement released on Tuesday, the Public Relation Officer of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, revealed that details of 108, 768 of the screened applicants have already been uploaded
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Ani attributed the delay in uploading the remaining details to network challenges.
He further said that candidates are being subjected to physical and credentials screening, a prelude to an aptitude test, and other processes which include a medical examination.
The statement said, ” the Commission has with ongoing recruitment exercise upgraded and automated the processes to ensure its credibility and recreate a measurable standard for the final selection of successful candidates.
“Results/outcomes of the screening exercise are uploaded in real time to commission’s portal and monitored by the Situation Room set up and led by Commission Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police.”
Arase while commending officials for the progress made, expressed concern over reports that show that some candidates, despite having impressive Senior Secondary School Certificates and National Examination Council Certificates, were unable to spell their names or introduce themselves properly.
Emphasizing the importance of aptitude test as the first stage of the recruitment process to filter out unqualified candidates, Arase stressed the need to establish an effective and efficient recruitment system to ensure high standard of performance from the recruited officers.
