From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has fixed March 5, for the Computer Based Test (CBT) for successful applicants in just concluded police recruitment exercise across the country.
PSC head of press and public relations Ikechukwu Ani, who made this known, said that candidates for the aptitude tests are applicants for the general duty positions, while the 43,778 applicants who were successful in the specialist cadre during the screening exercise are expected to go through practical tests at a date to be announced soon by the commission.
Ani, in the statement said that “The Commission after the Meeting of the Police Recruitment Board on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 approved that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, should conduct the Computer based tests for the Police applicants because of its long standing pedigree in such examinations.
For the General Duty cadre, 315, 114 applicants were invited for the screening exercise out of which 171,956 were successful and shortlisted for the JAMB CBT. The 171,956 applicants shortlisted are made up of 25,818 females and 146,138 males.
Adamawa State will be presenting the highest number of candidates for the tests with 13, 780 followed by Kaduna,12,343, Bauchi 10,911, Benue, 10,532 and Katsina,10,457.
Anambra State has the least candidates for the aptitude tests with 343 applicants followed by Lagos, 504 and Ebonyi, 600.
Successful candidates from the Computer based tests will be required to appear for medical examinations before they proceed for training.
Dr Solomon Arase, CFR, retired Inspector General of Police and Chairman of the Commission said the Commission, is on course to conclude this exercise on time so that successful candidates can be quickly injected into the system to join in the renewed war against insurgency and banditry.
He commended Mr President for this rare opportunity to reinforce and reinvigorate the Police Force for improved performance.
Dr Arase assured that the Commission will continue to seek for citizen oriented and friendly Police, properly trained and equipped to provide inspiring leadership in the nation’s internal security.