Community Policing: Police commamd begins screening of candidates

The Police Command in Plateau has begun screening of candidates for the recruitment of constables for community policing in the state. The Federal Government had in January ordered the recruitment of 40,000 constables for community policing as part of efforts to check the prevailing security challenges in the country.

The screening exercise which has commenced in all the 17 local government areas of the state is being personally conducted by the various Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the respective areas.

The screening, which iss opened to all citizens of between the ages of 21 and 50 years across the 17 local government areas of the state began in the early hours of Thursday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that community leaders were involved in the exercise in Mangu Local Government Area, but their counterparts in Pankshin Local Government Area alleged that they were not involved.

The DPO of Mangu Local Government Area, Mr Yakubu Balami, confirmed that, “all the candidates that are at this screening center were brought to us by community leaders who know their subjects better than politicians.”