The Nigeria Police Force has said the 10,000 newly recruited constables and specialists who are currently undergoing training will be deployed in February 2025.
It said the recruits would be deployed in their states of origin in line with the Federal Government’s community policing initiative.
Following a recruitment exercise, the Police Service Commission in June released a list of 10,000 successful applicants for employment.
However, the police, under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, rejected the list, alleging corruption and demanding a fresh recruitment process, a demand that the PSC rejected, maintaining that the process was free and fair.
After weeks of stand-off, the police finally accepted the list in July and announced that the 10,000 recruits would be sent for training.
Speaking in an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday,…