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One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Ofunaofu: 5:08am On May 20, 2016 |
A slogan of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) says:
“Police is Your Friend”. Police, indeed, are friends
of the citizenry, because they are the ones
everybody looks for when confronted with threats to
life and property.
But it is also true that the Police are not very
popular with most people because the average
policeman is generally perceived as being
highhanded, corrupt, and unfriendly. They are also
very poorly treated by the Federal Government. Few
of our young people will voluntarily join the Police
Force if they have the luxury of choice.
It was an irony of sorts when the Police Service
Commission (PSC) recently invited applications
from qualified Nigerians for recruitment into the
Force based on President Muhammadu Buhari’s
approval for the recruitment of 10,000 policemen.
The Commission had advertised for the hiring of
500 Cadet ASPs, 500 Cadet Inspectors, 1,500
Specialist Officers and 7, 500 Constables.
Within a few days of the advertisement, officials of
the PSC were astounded, if not shocked, by the
response from applicants. According to Ikechukwu
Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the
Commission, between April 24 and May 2, 2016 no
fewer than 843,008 applications had been received.
A breakdown of this showed that 243,327
applications were received for ASP cadre, while
197,990 and 401,691 applied for the Inspector and
Police Constable cadres, respectively.
Soon after, the figure rose to over one million
applicants, leaving many wondering if the Police
was indeed as unpopular as generally held. Even
the Inspector General of Police could not help but
exclaim that he “never knew Nigerians liked the
police this much that such a gargantuan number
wants to join the Force.”
It is, however, obvious that the stampede for police
jobs has little to do with “popularity”. With an
unemployment rate of 36.8 per cent of Nigeria’s
over 170 million people, jobless Nigerians certainly
cannot be too choosy when positions are advertised
by any organisation. This was what informed the
response by 6.5 million applicants to the Nigerian
Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment in March
2014, which ended tragically with the death of 23
job seekers during a recruitment test.
The Police authorities have to exercise extreme care
in this recruitment drive, ensuring that only people
who are suitably qualified with impeccable
characters and backgrounds will be brought on
board. The process of ascertaining this must be
very painstaking to keep out bad eggs.
The large number of applicants for every job
opening, is an enduring warning bell over the
worrisome unemployment situation. We urge
governments at all levels to come up with radical
ideas to put more of our idle youth to work and
reduce the social consequences of high
unemployment. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/one-million-chasing-10000-police-jobs/ 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by SamuelAnyawu(m): 5:47am On May 20, 2016 |
Unemployment rate in Nigeria is over 60% and not 36.8 % ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 32 Likes 1 Share |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by onihaxy: 6:25am On May 20, 2016 |
chai |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by cutebobo(m): 6:26am On May 20, 2016 |
Nigeria Police Force is so corrupt. If you agree click like, if not click share. 33 Likes 1 Share |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by korel9: 6:26am On May 20, 2016 |
SamuelAnyawu: Don't mind d moffos. And no thanks to the dullard. In anoda news Have you blamed GEJ today so as to enjoy full zombie membership? 23 Likes 1 Share
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Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by amiibaby(f): 6:26am On May 20, 2016 |
Naija I hail dee |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by mostyg(m): 6:26am On May 20, 2016 |
na wao |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by amiibaby(f): 6:26am On May 20, 2016 |
Naija I hail dee ooo |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by DrSuleiman100: 6:26am On May 20, 2016 |
Chaiiii Nawaoo |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by greatiyk4u(m): 6:27am On May 20, 2016 |
With This high rate of unemployment, some silly Nigerians Youths still have the guts to defend GEJ that Governed this blessed Nation during the days of Oil boom but rather squandered the proceedings from the oil on selected few party cronies instead of using it to better our life If Posterity fails to judge GEJ wickedly, then Posterity itself is just a "MYTH" God punish that Otuoke Bastards drunk 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Nobody: 6:28am On May 20, 2016 |
This one no be LUCKY DIP again |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by free2ryhme: 6:28am On May 20, 2016 |
Even when people keep saying the police force is a cursed profession 1 million Nigerians are not afraid to take a cursed job ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Saheed9: 6:28am On May 20, 2016 |
free2ryhme:that shows how desperate they are 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Terry68: 6:28am On May 20, 2016 |
The hope for an average youth in this country is edibly growing hopeless. 2 Likes |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by golor(m): 6:29am On May 20, 2016 |
Is this the same police force 1/3 of every nigeria hate! In fact you will hear people say,if snake nd police enter your house first of all chase the police before you chase d snake.... Am truly dumbfounded Truly there's problem with regard to job employment in this country. Our first class student are only first class in paper(written) nd not first class for an entrepreneur creative mind. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by timilehing(m): 6:31am On May 20, 2016 |
Police job? Never 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by StepTwo: 6:31am On May 20, 2016 |
well, Thought it should have gone as high as 20million by now, considering the rate of joblessness. if not for that black Uniform discouraging people sha. 2 Likes |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Nobody: 6:31am On May 20, 2016 |
This is pathetic. Nigerians actually have high moral standards, if not, with this high rate of unemployment with a corrupt and ineffectual police force, crime should be much higher than it is. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by ubsilas(m): 6:31am On May 20, 2016 |
it is well with Nigeria |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by wizkidblogger(f): 6:32am On May 20, 2016 |
Na wa oo |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Shinelle(f): 6:32am On May 20, 2016 |
can you blame us! people just went online to book space but for many it is the lender of last resort ): 1 Like |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by OLUJOSHINS(m): 6:33am On May 20, 2016 |
9jai hail thee. korel9: blaming Buhari for the current state of unemployment barely a year into His govt !!!!! now I see why they call U guys wailers 4 Likes |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by free2ryhme: 6:33am On May 20, 2016 |
Saheed9: It is not desperation but the finacial incentives of the roger ![]() |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by tabithababy(f): 6:35am On May 20, 2016 |
Most people applying have jobs already. ![]() |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Pavore9: 6:36am On May 20, 2016 |
This is sad. |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by thorbar(m): 6:39am On May 20, 2016 |
I SHAKE MY HEAD FOR NIGERIA |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Nobody: 6:40am On May 20, 2016 |
Pavore9:The worst is that ARMED ROBBERS have also applied for the JOB. Very soon they will be given RIFLES and u know what that means. One APPLICANT in my street has already started arresting people now. 4 Likes |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Elnino4ladies: 6:40am On May 20, 2016 |
Wow...unbelieveable. |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Larryfest(m): 6:41am On May 20, 2016 |
Its Naija naa...soon there will be a stampede where people will injure themselves or eventually lost there lives... Vry pathetic country |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by Pavore9: 6:42am On May 20, 2016 |
EVILFOREST: Certainty because l doubt if security check will be run on every applicant. |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by free2ryhme: 6:44am On May 20, 2016 |
Nigerians wey wan carry guns go road block plenty ooo ![]() |
Re: One Million Chasing 10,000 Police Jobs by ediko5(m): 6:50am On May 20, 2016 |
tabithababy: What kinda job? Is it 20k monthly job? My dear things are hard. I have personally applied for ASP cadet but up till now I can't still imagine myself apply for police work even though I was pressurize by my dad to apply 3 Likes |
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