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‘Most people applying for Police are academically challenged’- Austin Braimoh

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Abimbola Fabunmi
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) at the weekend in Benin, said over 90 percent of intending police officers do not score up to 30 percent in the police recruitment examinations across the country.

The Commissioner representing the Mass Media and the South-south Zone in the Police Service Commission (PSC), Austin Braimoh made the revelation at a one-day town hall meeting organised by the Commission and the Edo State Police Command.

He said the aim of the town hall meeting is to work on the relationship between the police and the public and also enlighten the public on the ongoing recruitment exercise.

Braimoh said, “The Commission has the responsibility of familiarizing the public with the current recruitment exercise and improving citizen relationship with the police for effective policing.

“One of the challenges the Commission is facing today is that for a long time those who are applying for recruitment into the force are most times academically challenged as over 90 percent do not score up to 30 percent in the recruitment examinations.

Also speaking, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Philip Ogbadu, bemoaned the lack of interest from Edo people, especially males, to join the police force.