NSCDC Seals 16 Illegal Private Security Firms In Akwa Ibom
NSCDC Seals 16 Illegal Private Security Firms In Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Akwa Ibom Command, said it has closed 16 illegal private security firms and arrested 30 of their personnel in the last one month in the state.
The State Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Samuel Fadeyi, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Uyo on Wednesday, night.
He said operatives of the command clamped down on some private guard companies and discovered that some of them had yet to register with the agency as stipulated by the law.
“In the last month, we have been tough on unlicensed private guard companies in Akwa Ibom.
“We swooped on different corporate organisations being guarded by unlicensed guards, making several arrests and sealing the companies.
“We arrested 30 guards from different beats working for 16 different illegal private guard companies and the companies were sealed.
“The regulation, training, and licensing of private guard companies is a core mandate of the corps under the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Act, 2003 (as amended).
“We are the statutory agency superintending over the compliance with the Private Guard Act, 2004.
“These companies form a tier of the security architecture of the nation and the sector cannot be left in the hands of quacks, more so considering the security situation in the country.
