The Nigerian Police Force is to screen out applicants with tattoo marks and those linked to cultism in the ongoing Police recruitment exercise, an official has said.
Applicants who have flat feet will also be rejected, the official said.
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of training, Mr. Emmanuel Inyang, said this during an inspection of the ongoing recruitment exercise at the Akwa Ibom Command in Uyo on Friday.
Inyang said the decision was taken to prevent the recruitment of persons with questionable character, especially those involved in cultism, into the Police Force.
He explained that the Police is conducting background, medical, and psychiatric checks to ensure that only the right candidates are recruited into the Force.
“The Police will ensure that candidates do not have any tattoo marks, because we do not want to take cult members into the Police Force.
“The total number of those that have applied for the Police job is about 133,000. They are going through screening all over the country. Out of this figure, we are only going to take the best 6,000 candidates.
“The screening teams will check your legs to make sure you do not have any deformity in your legs, to make sure you do not have bow legs, or flat feet. If you have a flat feet, you cannot run and you might fall easily.
“After JAMB, the candidates will be subjected to medical screening with three consultants.
“One will be a general medical practitioner who is going to examine the candidates to ensure that they are very fit.
“They will carry out certain tests — maybe X-ray and other tests. The screening teams will check their heart and every other thing, to make sure that they are physically fit.”
The DI-G gave an assurance that the recruitment would done evenly across the 774 local government areas, without any political interference.
