In order to ensure effective Policing of the country, the Nigerian Police Service Commission announced a reform in it method of recruitment process at a news conference in Abuja yesterday.
Ms. Comfort Obi, PSC Commissioner and Chairman, Public Affairs Committee of the commission, stated that hence forth Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) certificate holder would no longer be recruited into the Nigeria Police Force as constables. She also said that even a third Class Degree holder would also not be recruited as Cadet Inspectors.
And that the minimum entry requirement into the Nigerian Police is now Ordinary National Diploma (OND) with six credit passes in SSCE including Credit passes in English and Mathematics.
According to her, the PSC has over the years formulated policies aimed at the efficiency and discipline of the police force, adding that background checks are now carried out on applicants to separate bad eggs and discourage shady characters from joining the police.
To achieve some of this lofty objectives, Obi stated that polygraph tests were also carried out on applicants to determine drug users, alcoholics and liars that could tarnish the image of the force.
She said, "The mechanism put in place by the commission is in line with police regulations to ensure that bad eggs don't find their way into the force. We are focusing on the recruitment process and have raised the minimum entry requirements.
The PSC Commissioner in charge of Strategy, Dr. Otive Igbuzor, explained that written examinations had been introduced for applicants, adding that promotions in the force were based on merit rather than Federal Character.-InformationNigeria
