{"id":284229,"date":"2019-02-24T12:10:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T11:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=284229"},"modified":"2019-08-07T10:13:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T09:13:51","slug":"nigeria-police-requirements-for-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/nigeria-police-requirements-for-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Police Requirements for Recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re looking to join the Nigeria Police Force soon, there are specific requirements you should know. In this post, we have highlighted these recruitment requirements.<\/p>\n

But first, let\u2019s take a quick look at the Nigerian Police Force (NPF).<\/p>\n

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The NPF was established in 1820 as the principal law enforcement agency in the country with a staff strength of about 371,800.<\/p>\n

The first person to have the highest rank in the police force was the Commissioner General, Colonel KK.<\/p>\n

In 1879 a 1,200-member armed paramilitary Hausa Constabulary was formed and in 1896 the Lagos Police was established. Another similar force, the Niger Coast Constabulary had been formed in Calabar two years earlier in 1894 under the newly proclaimed Niger Coast Protectorate.<\/p>\n

In the North, the Royal Niger Company set up the Royal Niger Company Constabulary in 1888 and when the protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria were announced in the early 1900s, part of the Royal Niger Company Constabulary became the Northern Nigeria Police, and part of the Niger Coast Constabulary became the Southern Nigeria Police.<\/p>\n

During the colonial times, most police were associated with local governments (native authorities) but after Nigeria became an independent nation, these forces were first regionalized and then nationalized.<\/p>\n

At that time, the NPF performed conventional police functions and was responsible for internal security. Also, the force was involved in supporting the prison, immigration, and customs services; and for performing military duties within or outside Nigeria as directed.<\/p>\n

In the mid-1980, there were plans to expand the force to 200,000 and by 1983, the strength of the NPF was almost 152,000. It was also reported that there were more than 1,300 police stations nationwide.<\/p>\n

The 1999 constitution designated the Nigerian Police (NP) as the national police of Nigeria with exclusive jurisdiction throughout the country. There was also constitutional provision for the establishment of separate NPF branches “forming part of the armed forces of the Federation or for their protection of harbours, waterways, railways and airfields. One of such branches was the Port Security Police which was reported to have between 1,500 and 12,000 in 1990.<\/p>\n

The force is a very large organization with a presence in 36 State commands grouped into 12 zones and 7 administrative organs. The NPF maintains a three-tier administrative structure of departments, zonal and state commands. Below is a ranking of the NPF in descending order.<\/p>\n