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  • PSC to shortlist 315,032 for 10,000 Police jobs

    The Police Service Commission ( PSC ) said it received 315,032 applications for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force as Constables at the close of its recruitment portal on Friday, January 11, 2019.

    The Commission said it will commence the online shortlisting of qualified applicants based on its advertised requirements adding that successful ones will be invited for physical and document screening.

    Some of the requirements advertised reads: “The applicants are required to possess an 0’ level certificate or its equivalent with at least five credits including Mathematics and English language in not more than two sittings. Applicants must be a Nigerian Citizen, not less than 18 years of age or more than 25 years of age. They must also be of good character and must not have been convicted of any criminal offence.”

    The Final analysis of the applications received by the Commission showed that 271,068 males applied, 43,785 female applications were received, 24 applicants did not indicate their gender while 155 applications were inconclusive.

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    This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani.

    The statement reads: “Niger State still kept its first position on the number of applications received with 18,549 applicants followed by Kaduna with 17,936, Kano, 17,483 and Katsina, 17,354. Lagos State dropped to the last position with 1,895 applications while Bayelsa State, previously at the rear, is now second to the last with 2,035 applications. Anambra State is with 2,204, Ebonyi State, with 2,496 while Abia State recorded 2,976 applications.

    “At the close of the recruitment portal, 271,068 males applied while only 43,785 female applications were received. “

    The Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, expressed pleasure at the successful conclusion of the first stage of the recruitment exercise, adding that the Commission was committed to a transparent, hitch-free and merit-driven exercise that will ensure the recruitment of the best for the Nigeria Police Force.

  • Police recruitment : Applicant dies during medical screening

    An applicant for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force, Christiana Danjuma, slumped and died while undergoing medical screening in Abuja, the Force Spokesman, ACP Jimoh Moshood, has  said.

    Moshood said in a statement in Abuja  yesterday that Danjuma slumped and died while filling the medical test form.

    Moshood said the deceased, with number PSCRKD094, was rushed to the National Hospital, Abuja, where she was confirmed dead.

    He said her corpse, earlier deposited at the National Hospital Mortuary, has been released to her family.

    The spokesman said that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has directed a full investigation into the death.

    Moshood said Idris also commiserated with her family, and the government and people of her state, Kaduna, over the sudden death.

    President Muhammadu Buhari recently gave approval for  recruitment of 6,000 police constables to address manpower shortage in the force.

    The Police Service Commission shortlisted applicants for the medical screening after a JAMB Computer-Based  Test(CBT).

  • Police recruitment: Commissioner decries certificate forgery, age falsification

    A commissioner in Police Service Commission (PSC), Comfort Obi, representing the Southeast and the media on the commission has decried the rate of certificate forgery and age falsification among shortlisted candidates in the nationwide screening for Police Constables.

    Obi, while speaking with our correspondent at the Police Officers Mess in Umuahia, Abia State, said that over 40percent of those who applied for the police constable’s job in the state would have been cooling off in police cells if they were to strictly follow the guidelines of the recruitment exercise.

    “If we are very strict, at least, 40percent of them would have been locked up in the cell by now. Very unfortunate that you will find the youths who are coming to apply for police job are falsifying their age. You will see somebody that was born in 1986 going to swear an affidavit in the court lying on oath that they were born in 1995/1996.

    “I think that our people, we really need some enlightenment and reorientation for them to know that what they are doing is perjury. It is a crime and it carries three years imprisonment. Our children unfortunately don’t know that.

    “We have also seen those that have forged results. We have seen a lot of them here since we started that can barely speak good English or write their names correctly even with high credits in English in their results. We have also seen some married women coming to apply for the job.

    “What we are doing all through this week is just screening; looking at their certificates, checking their heights and chest. The main exam which will be conducted for the Police Service Commission by JAMB because we want the result to come out immediately will take place on May 24. Then those that have scaled through, the result will be pasted the next day and on June 6, they will start their training.”

    She added that out of 1,098 persons shortlisted in Abia, only 119 of seven candidates across the 17 local government areas in the state would be selected to the May, 24 exam which would be conducted by JAMB. This is even as she lamented mobile network and power fluctuation as setbacks to the exercise.

  • Recruitment: Police Service Commissioner decries forgery, falsification

    Dame Comfort Obi, a commissioner in Police Service Commission (PSC), representing the southeast and the media on the commission have decried the rate of certificate forgery and age falsification among shortlisted candidates in the nationwide screening for Police Constables.

    Obi, while speaking with our correspondent at the Police Officers Mess in Umuahia, the Abia State capital said that over 40percent of those who applied for the police constable’s job in Abia State would have been cooling off in police cells if they were to strictly follow the guidelines of the recruitment exercise.

    “If we are very strict, at least, 40percent of them would have been locked up in the cell by now. Very unfortunate that you will find the youths who are coming to apply for police job are falsifying their age. You will see somebody that was born in 1986 going to swear an affidavit in the court lying on oath that they were born in 1995/1996.

    “I think that our people, we really need some enlightenment and reorientation for them to know that what they are doing is perjury. It is a crime and it carries 3years imprisonment. Our children unfortunately don’t know that.

    “We have also seen those that have forged results. We have seen a lot of them here since we started that can barely speak good English or write their names correctly even with high credits in English in their results. We have also seen some married women coming to apply for the job.

    “What we are doing all through this week is just screening; looking at their certificates, checking their heights and chest. The main exam which will be conducted for the Police Service Commission by JAMB because we want the result to come out immediately will take place on May 24. Then those that have scaled through, the result will be pasted the next day and on June 6, they will start their training.”

    She added that out of 1,098 persons shortlisted in Abia, only 119 of 7 candidates across the 17local government areas in the state would be selected to the May, 24 exam which would be conducted by JAMB. This is even as she lamented mobile network and power fluctuation as setbacks to the exercise.

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  • JAMB begins screening of police applicants in Bayelsa

    The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to commence the screening of successful applicants shortlisted for police recruitment in Bayelsa State.

    A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Asinim Butswat, Tuesday confirmed that the applicants would be screened via an examination to be conducted by JAMB.

    Butswat said a list containing the names of the successful applicants was out adding that the screening would take place between May 7 to 12 at the Police Officers’ Mess in Yenagoa.

    He said: “The Bayelsa State Police Command wishes to inform the general public, that the names of candidates who applied for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force  is out.

    “Succesful Applicants should report at the Police Officers Mess for screening from Monday, 7 May, 2018 to Saturday, 12 May 2018, by 0800hrs daily.

    “The shortlisted candidates are to be screened via examination to be conducted by Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB).

    “Candidates are to turn up neatly dressed in white T- shirts and white shorts with original certificates.

    “Candidates are advised to conduct themselves in an orderly manner throughout the duration of the exercise”.

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  • 10 Requirements for on-going Police recruitment

    10 Requirements for on-going Police recruitment

    The Nigeria Police force has invited applications from qualified Nigerians for enlistment into the force as constables.

    In a Public announcement published on The Nation Newspaper and signed by CSP Jimoh Moshood, the force listed some requirements needed to qualify for the recruitment exercise.

    • Interested candidate must be a Nigerian citizen by birth and possess National identity number.
    • must not be younger than 18 nor older than 25 years of age
    • Must have an O’level certificate of at least five credits level passes which includes Mathematics and English language in not more than two sittings.
    • Must be of good character and should not have been convicted of any criminal offence.
    • Must not be less than 1.67 metres in height for men and 1.64 metres for women.
    • For men, expanded chest measurement should be 86cm (34 inches)

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    • Must not have abnormalities such as speech impediments, knock knees, bow legs, bent knees, flat feet, deformed hands, tattoos, bodily scar, defective eyesight or squint eyes, amputation of any part of the body, gross malformation of teeth, protruding navel.
    • Must not be pregnant at the time of recruitment.
    • Financial status: must be free from any form of pecuniary embarrassment.
    • Must download and fill the guarantors form, presenting verifiable references from any two of the following: Traditional rulers, Magistrate, Local Government Chairman, Heads of Educational Institutions attended, Career Civil Servant not below the rank of grade level12, Police Officer not below the rank of CSP, or Military Officer not below the rank of lieutenant colonel. Possession of a valid National Drivers’ License is an added advantage

     

    Interested candidates are to note that all Candidates must undergo medical examination before final selection. Also, the recruitment exercise is free.

  • Police to recruit 30,000 men annually, says IGP

    Police to recruit 30,000 men annually, says IGP

    The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, says the Nigeria Police have concluded arrangements to recruit 30,000 personnel annually.

    Idris, represented by Mr Shuaibu Gambo Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of Finance and Administration, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Ilorin while addressing officers and men of Kwara Police Command.

    “The fight against crime and criminality will not be successful without adequate manpower.

    “Recruitment of 30,000 personnel on a yearly basis will not only increase manpower but also give room for efficiency in the force,“ he said.

    The IGP said plans were underway to establish more area commands across the country to create opportunities for promotion of qualified officers and men.

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    He said N200 million had been set aside for payment of the entitlement of police pensioners.

    He added that the era when police officers retire for many years before being paid their entitlement was over.

    He said that the leadership of the force would soon commence the building of housing estates for its personnel across the country.

    Idris said the houses would be allocated to officers and men at affordable prices at convenient instalment.

    He said the project would commence as soon as the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) from some state governments was approved.

    Idris restated the commitment of his administration to the welfare of officers and men of the force.

    He warned them against violating the fundamental human rights of the citizens in the course of performing their duties.

    Earlier, Kwara Police Commissioner, Mr Olusola Amore, who decried shortage of manpower in the command, appealed to the I-G to consider the command’s request for more men.

    He said that the influx of people into the state had made it difficult for the number of personnel to effectively check the rising waves of crimes in the state.

     

  • Why recruitment of 10,000 police ran into hitch – Senator

    Why recruitment of 10,000 police ran into hitch – Senator

    Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Abu Ibrahim, Thursday said that the proposed recruitment of 10,000 police personnel by the Federal Government was suspended due to sharp disagreement over the criteria for the recruitment.

    Senator Ibrahim told reporters in Abuja while some stakeholders wanted local government areas to be the basis for the recruitment exercise; others insisted that equality of states should serve as the basis for the exercise.

    The Katsina South lawmaker said that there were also some legal impediments to the exercise.

    He noted that some people felt that the police should recruit from Inspectorate cadre downwards while the Police Service Commission should issue letters of appointment to the recruits.

    He said that the issues had not been fully resolved hence the temporary suspension of the recruitment exercise.

    Ibrahim who said that President Muhammadu Buhari, has already intervened in the disagreement assured that within a week the issue would be resolved.

    He noted that there was no truth in the speculation that the National Assembly wanted to take over the recruitment.

    He said, “Honestly, it (recruitment exercise) has to be suspended for two obvious reasons. First, everybody knows that it was agreed that this recruitment must be done per local government.

    “The reason for that is that we are poised to give emphasis to community policing. The local governments are the smallest recognised units by the constitution. So nine (recruits) per local government, they will form the nucleus for this community policing per local government.

    “The obstacle was equal per state. Some people felt that it is not representative of federal character.

    “I asked them what about what is happening in the National Assembly, in which the number of person per state in the House of Representatives is by the size of the local governments of that state, why the Senate is by equality of state.

    “But even that is not the main argument. The main argument is that the police is divided into divisional units under a Divisional Police Officer (DPO).. Most of these DPO are current with the local government areas.

    “Therefore, if the police want the recruitment to be based on local governments, they are right because the smallest units are the Divisional Police Units (DPU).

    Now, the commission somehow decided differently, and police also decided differently. So that is the first issue. The second issue is the issue of

    “There is even this legal aspect that the police should recruit from Inspectors downwards, and the commission approves and gives letters of appointment.

    “This is another area of conflict.

    “But the president has intervened and probably, within the next one week, final decision will be taken on what should be done.

    “But the main issues are these disagreements. Police say it is per local government, while the commission says it should be per state.

    “And we are saying the recruitment should be per local government for the recruits and the rank and files, while the officers should be equality per state.

    “This is because the officers’ cadres go anywhere, but these rank and files, we want them to remain in their communities to form the nucleus of community policing.

    “So these are very serious disagreement that we have seen and the president has now waded in.

    “They are going to find us a position that we are going to take on this recruitment.

    “I hear some rumours that the National Assembly wants to take over the recruitment. How can we do that?

    “Those who don’t want this thing to go on are saying it is against federal character, which kind of federal character when we are talking of community policing.

    “After all, the DPUs are they based on federal character. It is by size and population. And there is even a requirement of thirty thousand persons per police officer.

    “That is not true, how can we take over when we are not part of the executive. And does he take instruction from me.

    “I told him my reservations and advised him that he should suspend it until these things are sorted out.

    “The National Assembly cannot do the recruitment but we have interest on how it is done. That is part of our oversight function. It is not correct, it is just rumour.

    “How can you do community policing if for example, a state like Bayelsa with eight local governments you give them 240 policemen and Kano with forty four local governments, you give them two hundred and forty policemen.

    “How can they have community policing because there in Bayelsa, they will have 30 policemen per local government but in Kano they will have five or four per local government.

    “Is it the samething. And this community policing is something that will save Nigerian police because we believe that if we have community policing, people will be more committed.

    “There will be less corruption, synergy between the people in the area will be much better and they will be much better to fight crime.

    “So, it did not just come out of the blues that it should be based on local governments’ basis.”

  • Police recruitment screening to last three weeks

    Police recruitment screening to last three weeks

    The Police Service Commission has said the screening exercise which commenced on Monday for shortlisted candidates will last for three weeks.

    To ensure a hitch free exercise, the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has also posted Commissioners of Police to the various centres to join the commission in the screening.

    Officers of the Federal Character Commission are also in 36 states and Abuja to monitor the exercise. This is contained by the Head of the Press and Public Affairs Unit of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani.

    In the statement, the chairman of the commission, Mike Okiro noted that screening in most of the states have been impressive.

    Okiro also vowed to ensure that the integrity of the exercise is not devalued at any point, insisting that the structure put in place will produce only the best for the nation.

  • Police bar tatooed people from recruitment

    Police bar tatooed people from recruitment

    The Police have barred persons with tattoo on their bodies from the ongoing nationwide recruitment into the force.

    Spokesman of the Enugu command, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu Monday that the measure was part of the rules for the recruitment.

    Amaraizu said that procedures for the screening had been put in place by the police authorities and that those that were shortlisted for the interview had been communicated through their email addresses.

    “The present recruitment is for degree holders and will last for three weeks and after that, the selected ones will proceed for the written interview.

    “Over aged people, tattooed persons, falsified results, statement of results over five years and people with some physical impediments will be disqualified from the exercise,” he said.
    On the number of applicants shortlisted in Enugu, Amaraizu said that would be determined after the exercise.

    “All I know is that 10,000 people will be recruited nationwide but I do not know the number of those that will be recruited in Enugu zone.

    “We have started and you can see that it is going on peacefully.

    “The exercise is done in batches to avoid any form of rush or stampede.

    “This command will screen the applicants thoroughly to ensure that the best get the Job,” he said.
    One of the shortlisted candidates at the venue, Kingsley Kenechukwu, expressed joy for scaling through the first step of achieving his dream.

    Kenechukwu said that he had been dreaming of becoming a policeman to defend and fight for his country.

    “I am happy that the recruitment is transparent and peaceful,” he said.

    Another applicant, Samson Okeke, told NAN that he was happy that the exercise was going on well but observed that more personnel were needed to expedite the process.

    “The exercise is not moving fast as I expected and I wish more personnel would be deployed to accommodate more applicants,” Okeke said.