Numbers of candidates shortlisted for police recruitment from each state, region

- List of selected candidates for the next stage of police recruitment process shows that Kano and Katsina have the highest numbers of successful candidates

- States with the lowest numbers of candidates selected for are the FCT with 42, Bayelsa 54, Gombe 75 and Ekiti with 84.

- Successful candidates have been directed to report for medical screening between May 31 and June 3

The Police Service Commission has released the list for the next stage of its recruitment process and only 5,253 candidates out of the over 37,000 who sat for the police recruitment examination recently made the cut.

The successful candidates have been directed to report for medical screening between May 31 and June 3.

premium Times reports that the Police Service Commission had said the new constables would be picked from the 774 local government areas in compliance with the federal character principle of Nigeria.

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“We have representatives from Police Service Commission (PSC) and Federal Character Commission (FCC) to ensure that federal character was captured,” the deputy inspector-general of police in charge of training, Emmanuel Inyang, had said.

Here is an analysis of the shortlisted candidates by regions and states.

The list on geo-political zonal basis:

Northwest - 1, 201

Southwest - 921

North-central - 823

South-south with 799.

North-east - 759

Southeast - 651

State by state analysis of the list

1. Abia - 114

2. Adamawa - 140

3. Anambra - 146

4. Bauchi - 133

5. Bayelsa - 54

6. Benue - 157

7. Cross River - 122

8. Delta - 166

9. Ebonyi - 91

10. Edo - 125

11. Ekiti - 84

12. Enugu - 119

13. Gombe - 75

14. Imo - 181

15. Kaduna - 161

16. Kebbi - 144

17. Kogi - 140

18. Kwara - 110

19. Lagos - 136

20. Niger - 169

21. Ogun - 140

22. Ondo - 125

23. Osun - 211

24. Plateau - 116

25. Rivers - 138

26. Sokoto - 161

27. Taraba - 112

28. Yobe - 110

29. Zamfara 99.

30. Kano - 308

31. Katsina - 238

32. Oyo - 225

33. Akwa Ibom - 194

34. Borno -189

35. Jigawa - 189

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that no fewer than 1,113 applicants began screening in Lagos state on Monday, May 7, for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force.

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that about 6,000 applicants were shortlisted for the exercise nationwide.

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Source: Legit.ng