FOLLOWING low application numbers from some states, the Police Service Commission (PSC) and Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have extended the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 police constables by two weeks.
Recall that on November 26, last year, President Bola Tinubu declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering the NPF and the Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel to tackle rising insecurity across the country.
Consequently, the application portal was opened on December 15 and was initially scheduled to close on January 25, but will now close on February 8 due to the extension.
A statement on Monday by PSC’s Head of Protocol and Public Affairs, Torty Kalu, said the extension followed the receipt of over 400,000 applications nationwide, alongside observed disparities in state participation.
He disclosed that states, such as Adamawa, Benue and Kaduna, recorded high numbers of applicants, while Lagos, Ogun, Bayelsa, Ebonyi and Anambra recorded lower submissions.
According to the statement: “The PSC and NPF announce a two-week extension for the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 constables. This decision follows the receipt of over 400,000 applications and a review showing significant disparities in state participation.
“While some states, like Adamawa, Benue and Kaduna, have high application numbers, states, such as Lagos, Ogun, Bayelsa, Ebonyi and Anambra, have notably lower submissions.”
Kalu explained that the decision was to ensure equitable representation across the country, urging eligible Nigerians, particularly those from states with low application figures, to apply through the official recruitment portal.
He called on state and local governments, socio-cultural organisations, religious bodies, community leaders and other stakeholders to mobilise and sensitise eligible persons within their juroisdictions to apply before the new deadline.
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