On Saturday, the Nigerian Police Force announced that online applications for enlistment as constable will start on Tuesday 14 July.
The portal for application, www.policerecruitment.gov.ng will remain open till 23 August.
The 40,000 vacancies, available for interested applicants, according to an advertisement signed by DCP Frank Mba, must have National Identity Number(NIN).
All applicants must have five credits in WASSCE or NECO, GCE or NABTEB, at not more than two sittings.
They must also be between 17 and 25 years.
The advertisement revealed some categories of people who cannot apply for the jobs.
They include:
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Short men and women. The advert says a female applicant must be at least 1.64m tall, while a male applicant must be at least 1.67m.
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Male applicants must have a minimum chest measurement of 34 inches.
*Female applicants must not be pregnant.
*All applicants with financial problems or ‘pecuniary embarrassment’ are barred.
- Applicants with impediment of speech
*Gross malformation of teeth or jaw
*Knock knees
*Bow legs
*Bent Knees
*Deformed hands
*Defective eyesight or squint eyes
*Amputation of any part of the body.
