By Muhyideen Jimoh
Abuja – The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Muhammadu, has tasked Private Guard Companies (PGC) to enhance internal security in the country.
Muhammadu gave the charge on Thursday in Abuja while issuing licences to 10 PGCs as part of the Corps’ statutory mandate to regulate and monitor activities of security companies in the country.
He said that the Corps had put in place stringent guidelines to register any PGC in line with international best practice.
The NSCDC boss charged the new PGCs to contribute their quota to efforts to stem the tide of insecurity in the country through pro-active and professional conduct.
“No country anywhere in the world has the resources to provide hundred percent security/protection for its citizen,
“Hence the need for Private Guard Companies to join the fight to ensure that insecurity is reduced to its barest minimum,” he said.
Muhammadu harped on the need for the PGCs to work closely with the Police, NSCDC and other security agencies in gathering security information due to their grassroot nature.
“Your numerical strength and spread is of tremendous advantage to this renewed fight against insecurity in Nigeria,” he added.
The President, Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria, Davidson Akhimien, assured of the their determination to ensure professionalism in their activities.
He said the Association was working closely with the NSCDC to ensure proper training of its operatives on the field and rid the country of quacks in the business.
Akhimien urged the new members to register with their various state branches and not to focus solely on making profit to the detriment of security. (NAN)