The Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State, Michael Adaralewa, has stressed the need for private guards to be a step ahead of criminals through training, as they are often posted to sensitive areas such as banks, schools, hospitals, private property, among others.
Adaralewa stated this on Tuesday while declaring open a three-day training organised for registered private guard companies in the state to tackle insecurity, which was held at Abiodun Sandey Hall, Area ‘A’ Command, Iyaganku, Ibadan.
With the theme: “Strengthening Private Guard Companies for National Security,” the training was for 120 private guards from 28 companies in the state by NSCDC.
The Commandant, who said that the training should be from supervising agencies, especially the NSCDC that was established to do so, harped on the importance of security consciousness on prompt warnings and early response signals for security providers, in order to curb crime and forestall crisis.
Adaralewa, who was represented by his second in command, Femi Ete, a Deputy Commandant, said that it was necessary for guards supervising sensitive beats, where different types of individuals visit for one activity or the other, to alert law enforcement agencies on any infraction suspected or noticed for necessary action.
In her welcome address the Head of Department, Private Guard Company, Oyo State Command, Afolashade Adegoke, a Deputy Commandant, encouraged the participating guards not to be ashamed of their job, saying that they were important persons to be reckoned with in the security sector of the nation.
She added that their contributions could not be underestimated, hence the need for them not to compromise on the task given to them.
According to her, “security is everybody business to ensure a peaceful and safe society.”
In his comment, the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN), Mr Seyi Alaba, appreciated the NSCDC for being proactive to train guards and strengthen the standard of private security in the country, as being done in other parts of the world at this period of insecurity in the nation.
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Be a step ahead of criminals, Oyo NSCDC commandant urges 120 private guards undergoing training
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