The Adamawa Police Command has shortlisted 29,843 candidates for Police constable recruitment exercise in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Yola the state capital.
He said that some 4,000 applicants had been screened during the physical and credential screening exercise expected to end on Januay 29.
According to him, the exercise is being conducted without fear, molestation or intimidation, adding that the Command ensured equity and fairness in the process.
Nguroje commended the conduct of the prospective recruits for their loyalty and adherence to the stipulated guidelines.
“They proved to be a punctual in spite of the pressing demands and the rigors of the exercise” he said.
Recalled that the Nigeria Police Force is to recruit no fewer than 30,000 youths in the ongoing recruitment exercise.
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, made the statement.
Arase, a former Inspector General of Police, said over 400,000 Nigerians had applied for the police constable job after six weeks of receiving applications.
According to the statement on the commission’s website, the recruitment exercise starts on Monday, January 8 2024, throughout the federation, with physical and credentials screening of successful applicants.
“I admonish you to anticipate unprecedented challenges during this exercise. With over 400,000 applicants passing through your stations, each presenting an argument to join the Nigeria Police Force, the pressure will be immense”
“Remember, you are the guardians of a process that not only holds inherent significance but also paves the way for the forthcoming 30,000-man recruitment approved by the current administration.”
He noted that the recruitment exercise assumed paramount significance as the first conducted by the Commission since the landmark Supreme Court Judgment of 20th July 2023 that reaffirmed the primacy and exclusivity of the Commission in recruiting for the Nigeria Police Force.
