Police Fix Date To Begin Screening Of 210,150 Candidates

The Police Service Commission has fixed July 1st, 2019, to commence the screening of shortlisted candidates for recruitment into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police.

Naija News gathered that the screening will hold across the 36 State including the FCT, and end July 28.

In a statement to newsmen on Wednesday, spokesperson of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed that the 210,150 candidates have been notified.

Ani said the PSC received 315,032 applications at the close of its recruitment portal on January 11, adding that Niger State had the highest number of applicants, with 12,247 shortlisted for screening while Lagos had the least with 1,305.

According to the PSC spokesperson, Kano came second with 11,717 candidates followed by Katsina with 11,651. According to him, Benue has 10, 567 while Adamawa has 10,361 and Bauchi 10,232.

He noted that out of the candidates shortlisted for screening, 182,926 are males while 27,224 are females.

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