Nigerian Police Recruitment Shortlisted Candidates 2016

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday said it has 338,227 applicants as the number of 2016 Nigerian Police Recruitment Shortlisted Candidates out of the 911,438 that applied for the Nigeria Police Recruitment 2016.

Following the approval by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Police Service Commission began on 1^st April, 2016 the recruitment of 10,000 applicants into the Nigerian Police force for the positions of Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), for Cadet Inspector and Police Constables.
Mr Mike Okiro, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission disclosed in a news conference in Abuja that the screening of successful applicants would begin on 6^th June, 2016 in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the commission now has 338,227 candidates as the 2016 Nigerian Police Recruitment Shortlisted Candidates for the screening exercise.
Mr Okiro said, “I would like to emphasize that the initial shortlisting of applicants was done electronically… Invitation letters were also sent to 2016 Nigerian Police Recruitment Shortlisted Candidates through SMS and to their personal email addresses.”
Mr. Mike Okiro who is the chairman of the commission explained that 44,661 candidates were shortlisted for Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP); 87,736 candidates were shortlisted for Cadet Inspectors and 205,830 candidates were shortlisted for Police Constables.
He went further to warn applicants against fake letters from criminal elements, stressing that “the invitation which was sent to 2016 Nigerian Police Recruitment Shortlisted Candidates through SMS and personal email addresses contains the date for each person’s screening and venue of the screening.”
“2016 Nigerian Police Recruitment Shortlisted Candidates will be grouped according to their local government areas and a date fixed for their screening”, he stressed.
The chairman said that this was to avoid overcrowding at the screening venue and also for meticulous and smooth sailing of the exercise.
Mr. Mike Okiro warned that no applicant would be admitted into any venue or appear on any date other than those allocated to him or her.
“After the screening, successful candidates would be invited to a zonal screening to be held in the 12 police zonal headquarters in the country”, said the chairman of the service.

Mr. Mike Okiro emphasized that the Commission had been transparent since the filling and submission of forms started, saying “I want to re-emphasis that the Commission will be guided by the rules and will be fair, transparent and ensure that the process is merit-driven… As a commission, we have collectively and individually sworn to make this project a huge success.”
“The Nigeria Police needs the best, especially now that the nation is engaged in several battles.”
In a remark, Mr Femi Adenaike, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of training, said all training schools and colleges were rehabilitated and ready to admit successful applicants.
The reports have it that 262,426 applicants applied for Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), 211,832 applied for Cadet Inspector and 437,144 for Police Constables. It is only unfortunate and inevitable that 573,211 candidates were disqualified at the first stage.
The Police Service Commission (PSC), on April 1^st, 2016 began the process of recruiting 10,000 eligible Nigerians into various cadres of the Police Force, based on a presidential directive.
There has been lot of questions and concerns over the 2016 Nigerian Police Recruitment Shortlisted Candidates in the past few days as applicants seemed to be losing patience and eager to know their fate.
Giving an update on the recruitment exercise which closed on May 13^th, the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mike Okiro, on Thursday in Abuja, said the second phase of the recruitment will be done in state commands and the Federal Capital Territory.