Police academy launches online admission portal

The Nigeria Police Academy has launched an online application platform for interested and qualified Nigerian individuals to apply for its 10th regular course cadet degree program.

In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated as much and added that the online registration procedure would last six weeks, from July 24 to September 3.

The opportunity to serve their country would be provided to both male and female Nigerians of excellent character, according to Adejobi, if they were admitted to the academy.

He states that candidates must be of Nigerian descent by birth, have a National Identity Number, and have a 2023 JAMB result with a score of at least 180.

The candidate must have listed the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, as his top choice on the JAMB application, according to the police spokesman.

The applicant, according to him, also needs to have earned at least six credits in WAEC/NECO or its equivalent in no more than two sittings, with credit passes in English and mathematics.

According to Adejobi, applicants must be between the ages of 17 and 21 as of October 31 and in good physical, mental, and medical health.

“The applicant must not be less than 1.67 meters tall for males and 1.64 meters tall for ladies, with not less than 86 cm (34 inches) of expanded chest measurement, for males only.

In addition to having a working phone number and email account, the applicant must not be married or expecting at the time of admission.

“Senior School Certificate Examination declarations of result or certificates before 2019 would not be acknowledged,” he stated.

Adejobi invited interested candidates who met the requirements to visit the academy’s website at https://www.polac.edu.ng and generate a Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) number. He said that the application process was virtual.

He stated that the code would be used to pay a N3,500 non-refundable fee through any Nigerian commercial bank branch.

“A form that applicants must fill out and upload scanned copies of their SSCE results, birth certificate, and state of origin certificate will be made available when a successful payment has been made.

“Thereafter, applicants must print out completed online applications and guarantor documents to be filled out and submitted at the Nigeria Police Academy for the physical screening.

He stated, “Automated physical screening exercise will hold at the academy at a date to be notified in due course.

A computer-based test, a following automated medical screening procedure, and an automated interview/selection procedure would all be used to determine the successful candidates, according to the police spokesman.

According to him, successful candidates will go through a five-year academic and police training program before receiving a bachelor’s degree and being commissioned as Assistant Superintendent of Police II in the Nigerian Police Force.

Adejobi added that Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, the interim inspector general of police, had promised accountability and openness throughout the procedure.

He claimed that Egbetokun warned candidates to be aware of online imposters, scammers, and other criminal elements who would try to use the application process to engage in dishonest activities.