The Police
Service Commission (PSC) says it has received 104,289 applications towards the
recruitment of 10,000 constables into the Nigeria Police Force.
The
Commission had received 21,878 applications on December 4, five days after the
recruitment portal was opened.
President
Muhammadu Buhari recently approved the recruitment of 10,000 police constables
to beef-up the strength of the force.
A
statement by the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani,
on Tuesday in Abuja, said the applications came 12 days after the recruitment
portal was opened on November 30.
Mr Ani
said the applications hit the 104, 289 mark at 1.30 a.m on Tuesday.
“The
portal is expected to close on Jan. 11, 2019 in line with the Federal Character
requirement of six weeks,” he said.
He said
Niger State had the highest number of applications of 7,985, followed by Kano
with 7, 513, Katsina, 6,820, Bauchi, 6,204 and Kaduna, 5,729 applicants.
The
spokesperson said Bayelsa State had the lowest applications of 347, Lagos
State, 516, Ebonyi, 600, Anambra, 605, Abia, 733 and Imo, 870.
Mr Ani
said out of the 104,289 applications received so far, 93,871 were males while
10,418 were females.
He said
the commission was committed to a transparent exercise that would abide by the
rules and regulations of the Public Service.
- NAN
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