PSC To Recruit Another Batch Of 10,000 Policemen In December

By Ayodele Oni

Chairman, Police Service Commission, (PSC) Alhaji Musiliu Smith, has disclosed that another batch of 10,000 policemen would be recruited before the end of this year.

Smith, who gave insight into the ongoing Recruitment in Abuja, pointed out that the exercise was being carried out by the Commission and the Nigerian Police.

The PSC Chairman stated that “Mr. President had in 2018 approved the recruitment of 10,000 Nigerians annually into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force for a period of six years.

“This is to inject needed additional personnel and to bridge the manpower gap in the force, especially with the resurgence of banditry, terrorism and kidnapping in different parts of the country and regular loss of personnel through dismissal, retirement, natural death, accident and others.

“The 2020 recruitment exercise which was suspended midway was the third edition in the fulfilment of the Presidential directive after a successful 2018 and 2019 exercises.

“It is necessary to state that the on-going completion of the suspended 2020 edition was a joint decision of the Commission and that of the Nigeria Police Force and it was meant to further fast track the injection of required personnel into the force.

“A joint Committee of the Commission and that of the Nigeria Police Force met severally in the Commission and approved a timeline for the completion of the exercise.

As a team, we have continued to work assiduously despite daunting challenges in providing a roadmap for effective policing in Nigeria in line with our constitutional mandate.

“The Commission has since formulated guidelines on Police recruitment which is meant to promote the creation and maintenance of a professional police workforce in Nigeria which is capable of delivering an effective and efficient service that meets the needs of the public.

“The guidelines are also to encourage the recruitment of the best applicants through the three entry levels into the Nigeria Police Force: Constables, Cadet Inspector and Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.

“The Commission in designing these guidelines has also developed an effective and accountable administrative and selective procedure and monitoring system to ensure that the Nigeria Police Force continues to reflect the diversity of the Nigerian Population.

“The Commission will immediately after the conclusion of the 2020 suspended exercise proceed with the recruitment of another 10,000 Nigerians for 2021. The advertisement for applications is expected to be out this December.”