Nigeria Police Picks Date For Recruitment Screening And Physical Verification

The Nigeria Police Force has announced dates for the physical and credential screening stage in its ongoing recruitment exercise.

This was made known in a statement sent to Naija News on Thursday afternoon by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba.

The statement urged all candidates who successfully completed the online recruitment registration exercise to get ready for physical and credential screening scheduled to hold between 24th August, 2020, and 6th September, 2020.

DCP Mba added in the statement that the exercise will be conducted across the federation.

“In continuation of the ongoing recruitment of constables into the Nigeria Police Force, all candidates who successfully completed the online recruitment registration exercise are to proceed for physical and credential screening scheduled to hold between 24th August, 2020 and 6th September, 2020, across the federation,” the statement noted.

The applicants are to appear at the various screening venues in their clean white T-shirts and shorts with the following mandatory basic requirements:

i. National Identity Number (NIN);

ii. Original and duplicate copies of credentials – O’ Level Result(s), Certificate of Origin and Birth Certificate/Declaration of Age – neatly arranged in two white flat files with recent passport photographs attached;

iii. Printout of application submission confirmation page

iv. Duly completed Guarantor’s form

Any candidate who fails to present (i –iv) above, will not be considered for the screening.

The screening exercise will take place at designated locations within each State/FCT. Detailed and specific guidelines for each State will be announced by the Police Public Relations Officers in the thirty-six states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The screening and other activities touching on the recruitment exercise will be carried out in strict compliance with the COVID-19 prevention protocols.

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, reiterates that the recruitment exercise is absolutely free of charge and without any pecuniary obligation, and also warned applicants to be wary of online impostors, scammers and other criminal elements who might want to take advantage of the recruitment process to dupe innocent applicants.