IGP Usman Alkali Baba
Apathy by S/East, S/South forces extension of Nigeria police recruitment exercise
Apathy displayed by eligible applicants from the South East and South South regions of the country has forced extension of the recruitment of Constables into the Nigeria police, according to the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, Wednesday.
The police added that Lagos State also accounted for a proportion of the low turnout in applications.
According to Mba, less than 2 per cent of the total 81,005 applications nationwide as at January 7, were received from the five states in the South East and 261 from Lagos State, with Anambra State having the least figure of 158 applicants.
The situation has forced the Police to extend the exercise by 10 days to Saturday, January 22, Mba added.
“The Nigeria Police Force wishes to inform citizens that the online registration in the ongoing 2021 recruitment exercise for interested and eligible Nigerians into the service of the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constables, has been extended to Saturday, January 22, 2022. With this extension, the NPF recruitment portal will remain open till midnight of the new date.
“The extension of the online application is informed by the need to ensure equal opportunity and even spread of applications, particularly from States in the South-East, South-South geopolitical zones and Lagos State, to enable them meet up with the required quota for their respective areas. A statistical analysis shows that a total of 81,005 applications were received nationwide as at January 7, 2022. Out of this figure, only 1,404 applications – less than 2% of the total applications – were received from the five States in the South East and 261 from Lagos State, with Anambra State having the least figure of 158 applicants.
“Consequently, the Force enjoins States and Local Governments, religious bodies and other interest groups in the affected Geopolitical zones and Lagos State to assist in mobilizing and encouraging their citizens and wards to take advantage of the opportunity to seek a career path in the Nigeria Police Force.
“Interested applicants are urged to log-on to the NPF recruitment portal, www.policerecruitment.gov.ng to register before the expiration of the new deadline. Applicants are further advised to call 08100004507 for any inquiry or complaints or technical difficulties in the use of the portal.
“The recruitment exercise is absolutely free of charge,” the police spokesman said.
