The Police Service Commission has shortlisted 7, 845 Kwarans and 307, 547 others across the country for recruitment as Constables.
In a statement released by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, yesterday, the police commission said it received 315,032 as at last Friday and the list consists of 271,068 males and 43,785 females.
The list sent by the commission shows a statewide breakdown of number of applicants with 6, 288 males and 1,197 females applying for the position from Kwara State.
Part of the statement reads: โThe Police Service Commission received 315,032 applications for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force as Constables at the close of its recruitment portal on Friday, January 11, 2019.
โThe Commission will commence the next step of short listing qualified applicants based on its advertised requirements and successful ones will be invited for physical and document screening. The short listing will be carried out online.โ
It added that, โthe applicants are required to possess an 0โ level certificate or its equivalent with at least five credits including Mathematics and English language in not more than two sittings. Applicants must be a Nigerian Citizen, not less than 18 years of age or more than 25 years of age. They must also be of good character and must not have been convicted of any criminal offence.โ
Meanwhile, Niger State kept its first position on the number of applications received with 18,549 applicants followed by Kaduna with 17,936, Kano, 17,483 and Katsina, 17,354.
Lagos State dropped to the last position with 1,895 applications while Bayelsa State, previously at the rear, is now second to the last with 2,035 applications. Anambra State is with 2,204, Ebonyi State, with 2,496 while Abia State recorded 2,976 applications.
At the close of the recruitment portal, 271,068 males applied while only 43,785 female applications were received.
The Commission recently got the approval of the Federal Government to recruit 10,000 Nigerians into the Force as Constables for the year, 2019.
The Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of Police expressed delight at the successful conclusion of the first leg of the recruitment exercise, adding that the Commission is committed to a transparent, hitch free and merit driven exercise that will ensure the recruitment of the best for the Nigeria Police Force.
