ALERT: Nigeria police begins recruitment of constables

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it is looking to recruit qualified persons as constables in the force.

According to Frank Mba, who is currently the force public relations officer, announced the recruitment in a statement on Saturday.

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According to Mba, applicants “must be aged between 17 to 25 years” and must possess “a minimum of five credits, including English and Mathematics, in WASSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB”.

“Applicants must be medical, physical, and psychologically fit and must not be less than 1.67m tall for male and 1.64m tall for female.

“Female applicants must not be pregnant at the time of the recruitment.”

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The force also advised those with certain disabilities not to apply.

Some of those deformities mentioned include “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)”.

Others are “deformed hands which cannot perform the full functions of the hand, defective eyesight or squints eyes and amputation of any part of the body”.

Applicants are to visit www.policerecruitment.gov.ng and complete the online registration form.

“The applicants that meet the requirements from the online registration would be invited for physical screening at all state commands, including FCT Command, from 24th August 2020 to 30th August 2020,” the notice read.

“The names of successful candidates will be published in national newspapers on 14^th September 2020 and other platforms.”