Police Recruitment: 104,403 northerners, 23,088 southerners apply to join force

Nigerians who applied to join the Nigeria Police Force are expected to report to various police command headquarters in the country from Tuesday, February 1, 2022, for screening exercises.

No fewer than 127,491 constable applicants applied for the recruitment.

The application according to Punch consists of 104,403 candidates from the North and 23,088 from the Southern part of the country.

A breakdown of the figure shows that 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, Punch reports.

The force in a wireless message titled ‘2021 recruitment of 10,000 police constables,’ asked the applicants to report to specified police commands with effect from February 1–20.

In the message, applicants were directed to report screening venues to appear 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.

The force also advised the officers in charge of the exercise to ensure that screened candidates are recommended only on merit.

The officers are also cautioned against corrupt practices and admonished to adhere strictly to the guidelines stipulated in the Police Act and Regulations.

The message from the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba reads: “You are to ensure that nominated Special Investigation Bureaus are present at the various states and FCT command headquarters designated as centres for the exercise, before, during and after the physical screening.

“They are to draw up threat analysis at their respective centres and profile all invited applicants so that criminal elements are not recruited into the force.”

Baba also directed officers to ensure that only indigenes of the state are screened, noting that the screening would be conducted on a local government basis.