The Police Service Commission (PSC) says no fewer than 136,177 applicants for recruitment as constables have been screened since the exercise started on Jan. 8.
The Public Relations Officer of the commission, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, said in a statement on Tuesday that details of a total of 108,768 of those screened had been uploaded.
Ani said that those yet to be uploaded was due to network challenges.
He the PSC through the Police Recruitment Board, was currently screening 416,270 Nigerian youths who showed applied to be considered for a career in the Nigeria Police Force.
“The candidates are being subjected to physical and credentials screening, a prelude to an aptitude test and other processes, including medical examination.
“The commission has with the ongoing recruitment exercise, upgraded and automated the processes to ensure its credibility and create a measurable standard for final selection of successful candidates.
“Results and outcome of the screening exercise are uploaded real time to the commission’s portal and monitored by the Situation Room set up and led by Commission’s Chairman, Mr Solomon Arase, retired Inspector-General of Police,” he said.
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Police Recruitment: 136,177 Candidates Screened – PSC
