This is to address the manpower shortage in the service. Odutayo Oluseyi, head of press and public relations unit of police affairs ministry disclosed in a statement.
According to him, the police affairs minister Mohammed Dingyadi, has set up a 13-man ministerial project coordination committee to conduct the recruitment process, the Sun reports.
Members of the committee are expected to work out appropriate programmes and projects to accomplish the assigned priorities and deliverables.
IT'S HERE.@MBuhari Approves Recruitment Of 400,000 Police Officers Ahead Of Community Policing Implementation.— Lauretta Onochie (@Laurestar) December 2, 2019
Police Affairs Ministry is overseeing the Community Policing Policy, the Public Security Trust Fund, & Recruitment of 400,000 officers nationwide.@PoliceNG #COMPOL pic.twitter.com/Pk9Xk5YY4y