Police recruitment: Screening of applicants records large turnout nationwide – PSC

The Police Service Commission said the screening of applicants for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force across the 36 states and FCT recorded a large turnout.
This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission.
It said the exercise, which began on June 6, witnessed orderliness, peaceful conduct and large turnout of applicants in most of the centres.
The statement said: “The exercise driven by the commission in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force entered day two today.
“Officers of the Federal Character Commission are in all the 36 states of the federation and the FCT to monitor the exercise.”
The statement said the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, deployed Commissioners of Police to the various centres to join the commission in the screening.
It said Mike Okiro, the National Coordinator of the exercise and Chairman of the commission, commended the screening in most of the states, describing it as very impressive.
Okiro noted that excellent arrangement had been put in place by the commission to make the exercise stress-free for the applicants.
Okiro said the commission would ensure that the exercise was not devalued at any point.
He said the structure put in place would produce only the best for the Nation.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, Rep. Emmanuel Udende, has commended the commission for a well-coordinated exercise.
Udende said the exercise had brought positive innovation in personnel recruitment, especially in the management of large number of applicants.
Similarly, Dr. Nte Mbam, the Commissioner of the Federal Character Commission in Charge of Ebonyi State, praised the commission for the arrangement.
Mbam advised other agencies intending to go into recruitment to borrow a leaf from the ongoing exercise.
Mbam commended the synergy between the commission and the Ebonyi State Police Command.
The exercise will come to an end on June 24.