The Police Service Commission says 133, 324 applicants have been shortlisted for screening for the recruitment of 6,000 constables into the Nigeria Police Force.
The commission’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said in a statement on Thursday that the exercise would commence on May 7 in the 36 state police command headquarters and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The exercise will start with the screening of the applicants’ physical attributes and their credentials.
“Already invitations have been sent to the applicants who are expected to report at the screening venues on days indicated in their invitations,” he said.
Ani said that Kaduna State has the highest number of applicants with 6,962, while Lagos has the least with 1,013.
He said Katsina was second with 6,676, followed by Benue and Niger with 6,474 and 6,409, respectively.