Police to recruit 40,000



The Nigeria Police Force is to recruit about 40,000 personnel into the constable cadre, according to a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), assistant commissioner of police, Emmanuel Ojukwu.

According to the statement, the recruitment would begin on Monday, June 14 and end on June 22. It directed prospective applicants to download forms for the exercise from the police web site at www.nigerianpolice.org. The statement noted that all completed forms by the applicants, who must be holders of the West African Secondary School Certificate, should be submitted at their respective state of origin, for processing. It did not give a breakdown of the number of applicants expected from each state.