News: Nigeria Police Begins Screening of Recruits in Lagos, FCT

The Nigeria Police Force, on Tuesday, began screening of new recruits in Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from among the 133,324 applicants shortlisted for the exercise nationwide.

In Lagos, no fewer than 1,113 applicants were listed for exercise. Also in the FCT, 1,265 candidates started undergoing the screening.

The Presiding Officer for the screening in Lagos, Okon Otoyo, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, who spoke at the Police College, Ikeja, venue of the screening, said some of the applicants reported at the venue as early as 7.30 a.m.

At 10a.m., some senior police officers took them on how to fill forms. The officers gave out some other instructions.

Some applicants, ignorant of what they were expected to bring to the venue, were seen buying plastic canvass, white T-shirts and shorts when they got to the college.

Otoyo said: “We have started the screening. We have 1,113 applicants to be screened in Lagos and it will take one week.”

Some of the candidates, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they were looking forward to having a bright career in the force.

Some, however, decried the high cost of training kits such as canvass and shirts, which they bought in front of the college.

“We were not told what to bring to the venue; someone only called me requesting me to check for my name on the internet; luckily, I found my name.

“There was no instruction on what to bring apart from certificates.

“It was when we got to the Police College that we discovered that some of our colleagues were putting on white-and-white kits.

“Normally, I can’t buy plastic canvass more than N600, but because of emergency, I bought mine N1,000. Some of my colleagues bought theirs more than N1000,” one of the applicants said.

Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Training, DIG Emmanuel Inyang, during the inspection of the exercise in FCT, assured the citizens that the screening would ensure that accidental discharge becomes a thing of the past in the Force.

He said: “We are here today for the screening of the successful candidate, who are willing to join the Force. This screening is a screening of documents to make sure that they meet up with the qualifications.  We will proceed to physical screening thereafter to make sure they have the correct height, correct chest measurement,  no flat feet, no bad dentition,  no knock-knees, no tattoo and to make sure that they are not deformed in anyway because we want to have the best for Nigerians.

“When we finish with the physical screening, they will be subjected to aptitude test, which would be conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board to ensure transparency.”

He added: “After the test by JAMB, we are going to invite medical personnel to conduct another medical screening. The personnel will carry out various test like X-ray, blood test and others to make sure that they are well and fit for the job.

“When that finishes,  we are going to invite another doctor who is an optometrist to make sure that their sight is unquestionable and that their vision is okay because you need to be able to see very well before you can use gun.

“We will not stop there, for the first time, we are going to invite a psychiatric doctor, who is going to do mental evaluation to make sure they are okay mentally and to make sure that they are not on drugs.

“So a case of accidental discharge is going to be a thing of the past. We want to give Nigerians the best”, he said.

On when the screening would be over, Inyang said: “The screening exercise should be over by early June because training will start in the month of June.”

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