The Police Service Commission says it has shortlisted 171,956 successful applicants for Police recruitment.
The applicants comprise 25,818 females and 146,138 males.
Adamawa State led with the highest numbers, of 13,780 applicants, followed by Kaduna, Bauchi, Benue, and Katsina states.
The candidates will write the Computer Based Test, scheduled to be held across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT on March 5, 2024.
The PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, made this known in a statement on Thursday [today].
Ani said the Police Recruitment Board, following a meeting on February 13, 2024, approved the JAMB CBT tests for the applicants based on the “long-standing pedigree in such examinations”.
“The commission after the meeting of the Police Recruitment Board on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 approved that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, should conduct the Computer-Based Tests for the Police applicants because of its long-standing pedigree in such examinations.
“For the General Duty cadre, 315, 114 applicants were invited for the screening exercise out of which 171,956 were successful and shortlisted for the JAMB CBT. The 171,956 applicants shortlisted are made up of 25,818 females and 146,138 males.
“Adamawa State will be presenting the highest number of candidates for the tests with 13, 780 followed by Kaduna,12,343, Bauchi 10,911, Benue, 10,532 and Katsina,10,457. Anambra State has the least candidates for the aptitude tests with 343 applicants followed by Lagos, 504, and Ebonyi, 600. Successful candidates from the Computer-Based Tests will be required to appear for medical examinations before they proceed to training,” the statement reads.
Ani further stated that the Chairman of the Commission and former Inspector General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase CFR, said the Commission was on course “to conclude this exercise on time so that successful candidates can be quickly injected into the system to join in the renewed war against insurgency and banditry”.
The statement also notes that Arase commended President Bola Tinubu for the opportunity to reinforce and reinvigorate the Police Force for improved performance while giving assurances that the PSC “will continue to seek for citizen-oriented and friendly Police, properly trained and equipped to provide inspiring leadership in the nation’s internal security”.
