At least 127,491 Nigerians who applied to join the Nigerian Police will be physically screened starting from tomorrow in the various state police command headquarters.
The applicant’s demography consisted of 104,403 from the
North and 23,088 from the Southern part of the country.
In the application breakdown, Abia State has 596 constable
applicants; Akwa Ibom 3,536; Anambra 314; Bayelsa 759; Cross River 2,704; Delta
976; Ebonyi 463; Edo 1,206; Ekiti 1,417; Enugu 707; Imo 852; Lagos 562; Ogun
1,154; Ondo 2,472; Osun 2,006; Oyo 1,767 and Rivers 1,597.
Others are Plateau 4,100; Kebbi 3,596; Katsina 7,605; Kano 7,557; Kaduna 7,436;
Jigawa 4,951; Benue 6,578; Adamawa 8,206; Bauchi 7,140; Borno 8,693; Federal
Capital Territory 4,418; Kogi 4,412; Kwara 2,410; Nasarawa 4,700; Niger 4,672;
Sokoto 2,450; Taraba 4,075; Yobe 4,992; Gombe, 4,416 and Zamfara 1,990.
The Force command in a wireless message to all applicants instructed them to resume at specified police commands with effect from
February 1-20.
They are to come for the physical screening with their National Identity Number, original and duplicate copies of credentials, certificates of origin, birth certificates or declaration of age, printouts of application, and duly completed guarantor’s forms.
In the notice of physical screening titled, ‘2021 recruitment of 10,000 police constables,’ the officers in charge of the exercise were charged the recommendation of screened candidates are done on only merit and not with other considerations.
The statement also cautioned against corrupt practices, as
it admonished the officers to adhere strictly to the guidelines stipulated in
the Police Act and Regulations.
“You are to ensure that nominated Special Investigation Bureaus are present at
the various states and FCT command headquarters designated as centers for the
exercise, before, during, and after the physical screening.
“They are to draw up threat analysis at their respective centers and profile
all invited applicants so that criminal elements are not recruited into the
force,” the order from the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, read.
The IG also directed his officials to ensure that only indigenes of the state
are screened, noting that the screening would be conducted on a local
government basis.
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