Nigerian Police Recruitment: Here's The Most Important Thing In Applying

 

As the Nigerian Police Recruitment opens today, application into Nigeria Police Force (NPF) requires the National Identity Management Commission (Nimc) Number, by providing the number you have given Nigeria police Force the right to get your bio-data i.e. basic information from Nimc and the data will not be editable after creating an account, AllNews reports.

The Nigeria Police recruitment portal is officially open for prospective candidates to apply.

AllNews reports that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday, July 14th officially commenced its police recruitment 2020 for constables after the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, had announced the recruitment in a statement on Saturday, saying that the police is looking to recruit qualified persons as constables in the force.

DCP Mba had earlier indicated that applicants for Nigeria police recruitment 2020 must possess National Identity Number among other requirements which include a minimum of five credits, including English and Mathematics in WASSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB, be medically, physically and psychologically fit; and not be less than 1.67 metres tall for male and 1.64 metres tall for female. must be between the age of 17 to 25 years.

He further stated that those with certain disabilities such as impediment in speech gross malformation of teeth or jaw preventing proper mastication of food, knocked knees, bowlegs, bent knees (knees which cannot be straightened when standing at attention) deformed hands which cannot perform the full functions of the hand, defective eyesight or squints eyes and amputation of any part of the body can not apply.

AllNews reports that recruitment of constables into the Police force is absolutely free.

The application would be done via www.policerecruitment.gov.ng while the names of the successful candidates would be released on the 14th of September, 2020.

Nigerian Police Recruitment: Why the Nigerian Police is recruiting

The need by the present leadership to reposition the Force through capacity building calls for the recruitment of Police Officers of lower cadre into the Nigeria Police Force.

In order to align with International standard and best practices and the United Nations Standard of Policing, the Force needs virile and dynamic police officers for better service delivery and mitigating emerging security challenges.

"To this end, our goal is to ensure the safety of lives and property of the Nigeria citizens and make Nigeria safer and more secured for economic development and growth," a piece of information on the recruitment website of the NPF reads.

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Nigerian Police Recruitment: About the Nigeria Police Force

The Nigeria Police Force is the principal law enforcement and the lead security agency in Nigeria with a staff strength of about 371,800.

There are currently plans to increase the force to 650,000, adding 280,000 new recruits to the existing 370,000.

The NPF is a very large organization consisting of 36 State commands grouped into 12 zones and 7 administrative organs.

The agency is currently headed by IGP Adamu Muhammed.