Over 400,000 Shortlisted for Screening in Ongoing Police Constable Recruitment
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has shortlisted 416,270 applicants for the next stage of the ongoing recruitment for police constable jobs.
They are asked to expect to receive invitation letters on or before December 23, to undergo screening on January 8.
The commission’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, on Thursday, said the screening includes physical and credential examination at their states’ level.
Ani said out of the shortlisted 416,270 applicants, 315,065 applied for general duty, while 101,205 are for the specialist cadre.
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Kaduna State tops the list of the shortlisted applicants with 31,117, followed by Adamawa State which has 29,848 applicants.
According to the statement, other stages of the recruitment process include a computer-based test, CBT, which will be held after the screening exercise and a medical examination on a date to be announced in due course.
The statement said further: Meanwhile, after the closure of the recruitment portal, Kaduna State with 31,117 successful applicants tops the list, followed by Adamawa with 29,848; Benue, 25,346; Borno, 24,854; Katsina, 24,239; and Bauchi, 22,958.
Other states with high successful applicants are Kano, 21,006; Niger, 17,959; Gombe, 17,493; Yobe, 17,207; Nasarawa, 16,284; Jigawa, 16,007; Taraba, 15,622; Plateau, 15,389; and Kebbi, 12,917.
It said Anambra State, with 1,141, has the fewest successful applicants nationwide, followed by Ebonyi, with 1,537; Lagos, with 1,775; and Abia, with 2,110.
The statement also warned successful candidates to be wary of fraudsters, stressing that the entire recruitment exercise is free and will be based on merit and performance.
