The Nigeria Police Force says the portal for the ongoing 2021 recruitment registration exercise for interested and eligible Nigerians into the force as Police Constables, has been extended to midnight of Saturday, January 22, 2022.
The information made available to Channel Network Afrique (CNA) was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba.
According to the statement, the extension of the online application was informed by 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 meet the required quota for the respective areas.
The statement indicate that a statistical analysis shows that a total of 81,005 applications were received nationwide as at January 7, 2022 out of which only 1,404 applications representing 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.
The Force however, enjoins States, Local Governments, religious bodies and other interest groups in the affected Geopolitical zones and Lagos State to assist in mobilizing as well as encourage their wards to take advantage of the opportunity to seek a career path in the Nigeria Police Force adding that the recruitment exercise is absolutely free of charge.
