NSCDC set to prosecute illegal private guard companies

NSCDC set to prosecute illegal private guard companies

[html]The CG made the statement while addressing Helen Amakiri, Assistant Commandant -General in charge of Private Guard Companies.
   
   
   
       
       
           
               
                   

The CG made the statement while addressing Helen Amakiri, Assistant Commandant -General in charge of Private Guard Companies.

               
           
               
                   

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it is set to arrest and prosecute illegal Private Guard Companies (PGC) operating within Nigeria.

               
           
               
                   

This is contained in a news release made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Soji Alabi, Media Assistant to Abdullahi Gana, Commandant General (CG) of the Corps on Monday in Abuja.

               
           
               
                   

The CG made the statement while addressing Helen Amakiri, Assistant Commandant -General in charge of Private Guard Companies.

               
           
               
                   

Gana warned that the Corps was ready to arrest, prosecute and clamp down on illegal private guard company operators and their employers.

               
           
               
                   

According to him, the Corps has observed with dismay, the use of unlicensed Private Security Guard Companies and in- house Private Guards by institutions and organisations in the country.

               
           
               
                   

“Institutions and