Police Begin Recruitment Of 10000 Men

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has unveiled a portal for the recruitment of the 10,000 Police officers as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. At the National Security Summit last year,

President Buhari ordered that the Nigeria Police Force recruit more men to boost the internal security of the country. The Chairman of the Commission, Mike Okiro who unveiled the portal noted that the portal will be opened to the public on the 1st of April.This was contained in a statement in Abuja on
Wednesday by the Head of Press and Public Relations Unit o, Ikechukwu Ani. The Commission also noted that the process which will be online will be free for all intending officers.Dr. Okiro who noted that there has not been recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force for more than five years due to financial constraint added that thousands of policemen who died in the course of service, dismissed or retired had not been replaced since the last five years leaving the Force under manned and over stretched.According to the statement: “the recruitment would strengthen and re-energize the Force to face more squarely, the myriad of security challenges posed by insurgency, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other criminalities that impede the socio-economic and political development of the country”.Interested Nigerians have been asked to access the portal through the Commission’s website or that of the Nigeria Police Force.