Following the immediate order of President Muhammadu Buhari that the Nigerian Police should recruit 6,000 new entrants, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has stated that the recruits will undergo HIV screening, pregnancy test and JAMB exams.
A statement making the rounds has it that the IGP through one of his DIGs, Training and Development, DIG Emmanuel Inyang, directed all commissionersof police in each state about the development.
He also stated that the screening exercise is billed tonstart today, Monday, May 7th, 2018.
The statement reads:
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, NPM, mni, represented by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Training and Development, DIG Emmanuel Inyang psc(+)mni has addressed Commissioners of Police and other Senior Officers nominated to serve as Heads of Police Recruitment Screening Committee in the Thirty Seven Commands of the Federation and warned them to be thorough and above board and ensure that the screening exercise which will commence with effect from Monday 7th May, 2018 is smooth, hitch free and devoid of any form of corrupt practice.
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