FULL LIST: Basic requirements needed for 2026 Police constable screening exercise

Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has outlined the documents and items required for candidates participating in the 2026 Police Constable screening exercise.

According to the guidelines, applicants are expected to present the following required documents:

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1. Guarantors Form

2. Application Submission Slip

3. Invitation Slip

4. Credentials Screening Form

5. Physical Screening Form

6. In addition, candidates must come to the screening venue with the following items:

7. Invitation Slip (showing assigned table)

8. Credentials Screening Form

9. Original National Identity Number (NIN) printout or NIMC-issued card

10. O’ Level (GCE/SSCE) Certificate

11. Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age

12. Local Government/State of Origin Certificate

13. Trade Test/Certificate (for specialist applicants only)

14. Duly completed and signed Guarantors Form, with photocopies and passport photographs of referees attached

15. Original and duplicate copies of credentials, neatly arranged in two separate white flat files with recent passport photographs attached.

Applicants are also required to appear at their designated screening centres dressed in white canvas shoes, white T-shirts, white shorts, and white stockings.

The screening exercise will take place at approved venues across all states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as specified on each applicant’s invitation slip. Candidates are advised to strictly comply with all instructions to avoid disqualification.