No fewer than five hundred and seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy four applications for recruitment into the Constable Cadre of the Nigeria Police Force have so far been received in the Police Recruitment portal which closes next Sunday, November 26, 2023.
A ststement by the Commission said thst ‘uut of the 547,774 applicants, 358,900 were successful and have qualified for the next round of the recruitment process which includes the physical, credentials, medicals and strict background checks of the applicants.
The Portal was opened on the 15th of October 2023, five weeks ago closes next week Sunday.
“A total of 84,606 applicants were rejected for being over age. Applicants are expected to be between the ages of 18 and 25.
“Kaduna State maintained its first position as the state with the highest number of applicants with 40,272 with Anambra Still stuck in the last position with 1664.
“Adamawa State is second with 36,398 applications, Bornu State third with 32,048. Benue State with 31,122 is fourth, Katsina state with 30,202 is 5th, Bauchi State with 30,604 is 6th while Kano with 30,004 is 7th.
“Ebonyi State with 2,132 applications is next to Anambra from the rear, followed by Lagos State with 2,324 applicants. Bayelsa state is 4th from the rear with 2651 while Abia has 2796 and 5th from the rear”.
