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Solomon Arase, chair of the Police Service Commission (PSC), says the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will collaborate with the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to conduct computer-based tests for applicants seeking employment into constable cadre. 

NAN reports that Ikechukwu Ani, head of press and public relations, said Arase spoke during a courtesy visit to Is-haq Oloyede, the JAMB registrar.

Ani quoted Arase as saying that Nigeria needs the right police personnel with “mental mobility and fertile minds” to relate effectively with the public.

He underscored the importance of a paradigm shift in the recruitment process of youths into the force.

“If the commission can get 50 percent highflyers with this recruitment, the progression to a better and effective police service would have started,” Arase said.

“Mentally mobile policemen will have self-confidence and capable of discharging their duties creditably.”

Oloyede commended Arase for the visit and pledged to support the PSC in its goal of restructuring the NPF for the greater good.

He urged the PSC chair to utilise the country’s diverse population and get the best for every state and zone during the recruitment exercise.