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NSCDC licenses 41 guard companies
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has presented operational licences to 41 Private Guard Companies (PGC) with a charge to contribute to peace and security of the nation.
The Commandant General (CG) of the Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi, said this while addressing the companies at a ceremony held at the national headquarters, Abuja.
Represented by Deputy Commandant General (DCG) in charge of Operations, Dauda Mungadi, the CG said that the private security industry was an integral part of national security architecture. He said it was therefore imperative for practitioners to protect critical infrastructures against damage and vandalism.
The CG in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Olusola Odumosu, tasked the directors who retired from government security agencies and their counterparts not to compromise standards under any guise.
โUse your experience to promote public interest and socio-economic growth, which only thrive in a crime free environment.
โAs you join the league of players in this industry, you should not compromise standards. The provisions of the PGC Act and regulation must be strictly adhered to.
โNational security must not be sacrificed on the altar of pursuit for business profit. โCompanies who violate the ethical codes of operation would be sanctioned accordingly,โ he warned.
The NSCDC boss called on the operators to ensure prompt submission of security reports and to constantly share intelligence with the corps.
He charged them to report all suspicious activities or movements in their areas of operation as they would be held accountable for any breach of security in their domain.
The guest speaker, Maj.-Gen. Obidah Ethan (rtd), in a lecture organised as part of orientation for the new entrants, titled โthe imperative of private guard companies as a boost for internal security in Nigeriaโ, asserted that the presence of PGCs had served to cushion the effects of security threats.
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