A total
of 110,469 applicants have been shortlisted by the Police Service Commission
(PSC) for the next phase of recruitment into the force, Chairman of the
commission, Mr Mike Okiro, said yesterday.
The
110,469 are the lucky ones from the 338, 250 invited for the recent
screening in the 36 state commands and FCT.
The
next phase of the exercise is an aptitude test scheduled to begin on
Monday,August 22.
22,
454 of the 110, 469 applicants are shortlisted for Cadet ASPs, 24,456 for Cadet
Inspectors and 63,559 for Police Constables.
Okiro
said that aptitude test for cadet ASPs for general duty and specialists will
begin on August 22 while that of Cadet Inspectors for both general duty and
specialists will hold on August 23.
He
said that the test for police constables for both cadres would take place on
August 24.
According
to him, the physical screening of specialists is scheduled for August 29 after
they will have taken the aptitude tests.
Okiro
said that the commission adhered strictly to the requirements needed from the
applicants for the exercise.
He
said that some of the applicants were screened out for over age, alteration and
falsification of documents and year of graduation.
The
others included physical features, tattoo marks, first school leaving
certificate, certificate of state of origin and class of degree or diploma.
He
said that over 115 applicants who were arrested during the screening for
forgery and impersonation were handed over to the police for investigation and
prosecution.
The
chairman restated the commission’s desire to sustain the integrity of the
exercise, saying that questions for the tests would only be disclosed to the
coordinators on the examination date.
He
reassured Nigerians that the exercise would be transparent and all applicants
would be given equal opportunities to pursue a career in the police.
Okiro
warned that any candidate caught undermining the integrity of the exercise would
be prosecuted in line with extant laws.
He
said that emails have been sent to all shortlisted applicants, adding that the
master list for each state had been sent to all state commands to paste at
command headquarters and examination centres.
The
commission received 911,438 applications, comprising 262, 462 for cadet
ASPs, 211,832 for cadet Inspectors and 437,144 for police constables and
shortlisted 338,250 for the screening.
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