NSCDC Issues Operational Licences To More Private Security Firms

IN furtherance of its mandate, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) has issued 24 more operational licences to private guard companies in line with the provisions of the Private Guard Companies, ( PGCS), Act.

The Commandant General of the Corps, Associate Prof. Ahmed Audi, urged the new entrants to use their new operational licences to contribute their quota to promoting internal security as the nation tilts towards the yuletide and the 2023 general elections.

A communiqué by the Public Relations Officer ( PRO), of the agency, Olusola Odumosu, quoted Audi saying: “tackling the menace of insecurity in Nigeria requires collective and collaborative efforts of government and private security agencies, including all Nigerian citizens.”

He said the new wave of crime occasioned by “activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers is asymmetric in nature, thus, making confrontational approaches necessary and private guards companies have vital roles to play in entrenching peace, safety and security.”