Successful applicants desirous of joining the Nigeria Police Force will be moving to the next stage of the process as the Police Service Commission (PSC) shortlists 171,956 applicants. The short-listed applicants will take the Computer Based Test (CBT) of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), which has been fixed nationwide for Tuesday, March 5th, 2024. According to a statement signed by the PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, and made available to The Explainer, the CBT test is for the for successful applicants for Police recruitment from the just concluded credentials and physical screening exercise that held throughout the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
According to the PSC image maker, a total of 171,956 applicants who were successful from the screening exercise are expected to take part in the computer based tests. He said candidates for the aptitude tests are applicants for the General duty positions.
He said: “The 43,778 applicants who were successful from the specialists cadre during the screening exercise are expected to go through practical tests at a date to be announced soon by the Commission. The Commission after the Meeting of the Police Recruitment Board on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 approved that the Joint Admission and Martriculation 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.
According to the PSC Kaduna State will be presenting the highest number of candidates for the tests with 12,343 followed by Bauchi with 10,911, Benue, 10,532 and Katsina,10,457. The PSC also noted that Anambra has the least candidates for the aptitude tests with 343 applicants followed by Lagos, 504 and Ebonyi, 600. The Explainer gathered that successful candidates from the Computer based tests will be required to appear for medical examinations before they proceed for training.
The PSC statement further notes that itsChairman of Dr. Solomon Arase, has assured of speedy conclusion of the exercise. This according to the Commission will ensure successful candidates can be quickly injected into the system to join in the renewed war against insurgency and banditry.
“He commended Mr. President for this rare opportunity to reinforce and reinvigorate the Police Force for improved performance . Dr. Arase assured that the Commission will continue to seek for citizen oriented and friendly Police, properly trained and equipped to provide inspiring leadership in the nation’s internal security.”
