To join the Nigerian Police as a Constable, you would need to have an academic qualification higher than a Secondary School Certificate and to become an Inspector, a Third Class Degree would no longer be accepted as the minimum entry option has now been reviewed.
This was noted by the Commissioner and Chairman, Public
Affairs Committee of the Police Service Commission, Comfort Obi, yesterday in
Abuja. She explained that the commission had reviewed the recruitment process
into the police.
Now, the minimum entry requirement is an Ordinary National
Diploma. Also, Third Class degree holders would no longer be accepted as Cadet
Inspectors, in line with the reform in the force.
According to her, polygraph tests were also carried out on
applicants to determine drug users, alcoholics and liars that could tarnish the
image of the force.
“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.
“SSCE holders can no longer join the police as constables;
even a third class degree holder cannot join the Cadet Inspector cadre. The
minimum qualification for a constable is OND and it must include six credit
passes in SSCE including Credit pass in English and Mathematics,” Punch quoted
her as saying.
Often times, employers have linked better academic
qualification to improved performance on the job. However, in the case of the
Police, do you think that increasing the minimum entry requirement would ensure
better performance on the job and reduce the high level of corruption exhibited
by Police officers?
What are your thoughts on the new academic requirements to
join the Police?
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