ABUJA: Recruitment of 10,000 Police officers Begins April 1

POLICE Service Commission (PSC) has unveiled an online portal for the recruitment of 10,000 officers  in line with the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari in boosting the security and employment opportunity in the country.

The Commission Chairman, Mike Okiro, who unveiled the portal, said the portal would be opened to the public on April 1 noting that there had been no recruitment into the Force for over five years due to financial constraints. He also lamented that thousands of policemen, who died in service, dismissed or retired, had not been replaced since the last five years.

In a statement on Wednesday, PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani said the recruitment process is online and urged all interested Nigerians to access the portal through the commission’s website www.psc.gov.ng or that of the Nigeria Police Force, www.npf.gov.ng

The Commission boss also clarified that the forms are free of charge to interested citizens adding that the portal was programmed to operate through a particular process.

“We are not charging money; it is free, absolutely free and the portal has been structured in a way that there will be no short cut. So, everybody must go through due process. The commission will be recruiting candidates into the three entry points of the Nigeria Police Force which are Constable, Cadet Inspector and Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). There will also be recruitment into the Specialist cadre”, Okiro said.

 

 It will be recalled that at the National Security Summit last year, President Buhari ordered the Police to recruit more men to boost security as well as to strategically reduce unemployment in the country.