Police recruitment: Commission receives 897,170 applications

The Police Service Commission said it received 897,170 applications as at 4pm on May 11 from applicants seeking enlistment into the Nigeria Police Force.
This was contained in an update issued by Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Ani said 259,046 applications were received for Assistant Superintendent of Police cadre.
Ani added that 209,067 and 429,057 applicants applied for the Inspector and Police Constable cadres respectively.
The commission recently said in a statement that it would recruit 500 Cadet ASP, 500 Cadet Inspectors, 1,500 Specialist Officers and 7,500 Constables in the recruitment of 10,000 policemen.
NAN recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the recruitment of 10,000 policemen into the nation’s Police Force to reinforce the police for better service.
The exercise would end on May 13.
NAN.