The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara State Command, has commenced the retraining of 50 private Security Guards (PDG) aim to enhance their professionalism and intelligence gathering in the state.
The Zamfara state commandant of NSCDC, Commandant Sani Mustafa disclosed that the CPG were drawn from 34 private security companies as the first batch to receive training by NSCDC at the State Command Headquarters in Gusau, state capital.
Declaring the training open, on Tuesday, Commandant Sani Mustapha emphasised on the need for retraining and harped on professionalism and intelligence gathering amongst the members of the private guards.
Mustapha averred that, NSCDC is saddled with the core mandate to register, train, supervise, monitor and checkmate the activities of all private guard companies in the nation as contained in section 3 of the 2003 and 2007 Act as amended.
“The Corps has packaged a two-week training and retraining exercise for the Private Guards in Zamfara State.”
He said the training aims to instil professionalism and discipline amongst the personnel of all the PGC.
“The professional conducts of PGC could help in the reduction of insecurity in the state, hence the Corps is poised to turn out well disciplined and security professionals amongst the PGC in Zamfara state.”
The State NSCDC Commandant advised the General public to always patronise the private guard companies for their private security services and to avoid quacks that could ruin the security of lives and properties.
During the training a total of about fifty security personnel across the 34 registered guard companies are to receive intensive training by the Corps for the next two weeks in the state.
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