POLICE RECRUITMENT: 133,324 APPLICANTS TO UNDERGO COMPULSORY PSYCHIATRIC TEST

Iyang said, “we have representatives from Police Service Commission (PSC) and Federal Character Commission (FCC) to ensure that federal character was captured’, stressing further that the Force took these steps to ensure that the best were recruited and for effective service delivery to Nigerians.

Penpushing recalled that, Police Service Commission (PSC) had announced that screening for the 133,324 shortlisted applicants would commence on May 7 in the 36 state police command headquarters and the Federal Capital Territory.

However, Kaduna State has the highest number of applicants with 6,962, while Lagos has the least with 1,013, Katsina was second with 6,676, followed by Benue and Niger with 6,474 and 6,409, while Bayelsa has 1,097, Anambra has 1,117 and Ebonyi has 1,303 applicants.

Similarly, 1,265 applicants would also be screened in the FCT during the exercise, expected to end in early June. Penpushing recalled that, President Muhammadu Buhari recently gave approval for the recruitment of 6,000 police constables to address the nation’s security challenges.