- CITIZENS COMPASS– The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Command, yesterday, sealed up seven Private Guards Companies (PGCs) for operating illegally in the area, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, (NAOSNP) can report.
The defaulting Private Guards Companies were sealed by the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, PhD, during an operational tour in Abuja.
The illegal private guards companies sealed include CEWARA Security, Wuse 2, Most Bright Security, Jabi, Security China and Ebowise Security both in Jabi.
Others were: Barumark Security in Wuye, Segad Security Protection Services, Prince and Princess Estate and Prixair security.
The FCT Commandant, said that from the seven sealed PGCs, six were sealed for operating without licence while one for operating with an expired licence.
He further said that they were sealed for offences ranging from insignia, threat to national security and public interest, failure to register as a Private Guard Company, employment of guards without approval and refusal to register and obtain licence.
The FCT helmsman, stated that according to the laws guiding the establishment of PGCs in Nigeria, foreigners are prohibited from operating private guards company and that once you have more than one private guard, you are expected to register and obtain a licence to operate.
“ As the regulatory agency, there is a need to ensure compliance because according to the provision of the law, before you can operate a PGC, apart from registering with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), you must also apply for a licence through NSCDC.
The commandant said that the sealing was germane to ensuring internal security in the FCT.
He further attributed some of the kidnap cases and insecurities in the territory to the non profiling of security guards.
“Some of these operators of PGCs don’t understand the implications of their actions to national security.
“ Many of them sew uniforms for random people without having valuable background information about their staff,” he said.
He said that the corps will continue to carry out routine operations to seal defaulting PGCs to serve as deterrent.
