34,000 compete for 1,000 police jobs in Benue

No less than 34,000 applicants are competing for conscionable 1,000 constabulary recruitment slots successful Benue State.

The disclosure was made by the Assistant Commissioner of Police successful complaint of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Musa Abdulraham, during a lecture astatine the Police Officers’ Mess successful Makurdi.

The lawsuit formed portion of the activities marking the 2026 Police Week.

Speaking connected “Prevention of Electoral Violence and Ballot Box Snatching”, Abdulraham linked younker unemployment to rising cases of electoral violence.

He noted that thousands of jobless youths are often exploited by politicians to disrupt elections.

He said the overwhelming fig of applicants underscores the scarcity of employment opportunities successful the state.

“For example, successful the ongoing constabulary recruitment, 34,000 applied successful Benue State for lone 1,000 vacancies. If we springiness the 1,000 jobs, what happens to the 33,000 left?” helium said.

Abdulraham warned that electoral unit remains a large menace to Nigeria’s democracy, tracing its roots to the 1964 and 1965 elections.

According to him, “Violence...