Benue, Kogi with highest applicants; Lagos, lowest

By Kingsley Omonobi

Abuja—The Police Service Commission  said, yesterday, that a total of 338, 227 applicants of the 911, 438 that applied for the 10, 000 police jobs have been shortlisted for screening starting nationwide on Monday, June  6, 2016.

Addressing the media in Abuja on the recruitment, chairman of the commission, Sir Mike Okiro, noted that those shortlisted, include 44, 661 applicants for Cadet ASP; 87, 736 for Cadet Inspector; and 205,830 for Constables.

The commission confirmed that Benue State had the highest number of applicants with 29, 560, followed by Kogi with over 19, 000 applicants, while Lagos State had one of the least, with just over 2,000 applicants.

Okiro stated further that for the cadet ASP/Inspectors, 12 qualified persons would be taken from every state, while 10 would be taken from every local government for the position of  Constables.

Okiro disclosed that invitation letters had been sent to the successful applicants through bulk sms and messages to their e-mail addresses for screening.

“This is to avoid crowding the venue and also allow for meticulous screening. No candidate will be admitted into any venue or appear on any date other than those allocated to him/her,” he said.

Explaining how the number of shortlisted applicants was arrived at, out of almost a million that applied, Okiro said:  “At the close of the recruitment portal on May 13, 2016, a total of 911, 438 candidates had successfully applied into the three entry points into the police.

“Out of this number, 262, 426 applied for Cadet ASP; 211, 832 for Cadet Inspector; and 437, 144 for Constables.

‘’You will recall that the filling and submission of forms were done online, with no person to person interface.”