As a result of the growing security challenges, industrial security professionals have emphasised the importance of fostering strategic planning, information sharing, and robust synergy among stakeholders in the industry to ensure the protection of lives and property.
The professionals spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the ongoing ASIS International Sub-Saharan African Security Conference, themed: “Managing Security Risks in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous, and Digital (VUCAD) Africa.”
According to the CEO of ASIS International, Peter O’Neil, the security conference consists of many women and men who are serious about protecting assets and people. Working in partnership with the government and private entities can only further improve the security situation as a whole, irrespective of where they live in the world.
He noted that while there will always be a physical security challenge, the idea of having planning, a strong network, and sharing knowledge is key and critical to ensure the protection that everybody needs in Sub-Saharan Africa or other parts of the world.
He added that ASIS International, a group of a minimum of 34,000 members around the world, are security management professionals who work every day to protect people and assets anywhere they can. They rely on strong standards, guidelines, and renowned specifications to help them be the best they can be.
“We have a very strong presence in Sub-Saharan Africa, and in particular Nigeria as it has some of our biggest chapters. We rely a lot on voluntary engagement, and the passion of our volunteers to produce conferences like this in Nigeria is part of the rotation.
“We work very hard in a public-private partnership with governments, private agencies, and consulting companies to make sure that people have access to the best current information on the practice of security management that they can have,” he stressed.
The Representative of the Norwegian Embassy, Saether Ronny, Head of Chancery and Consular Affairs, said the conference is not only important but timely given its focus.
He reiterated that Norway remains fully committed to working with the organization to manage and tackle the growing security threats in the region.
Similarly, the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee of the ASIS conference, Edward Orim, said it is one of the largest conferences in Africa. He added that it had kicked off with a cocktail in honour of law enforcement and their heads, who sent representatives and were appreciated for their impact on society.
Orim, who is also Chairman of Chapter 273 Abuja, said at the end of the conference, they would be making recommendations, and they already have a partnership with the FCT Administration, to which they will send these recommendations, supporting the administration in the area of security management.
The conference, which ends today (Friday), has guest speakers and attendees from within Nigeria, the United States of America (USA), Ghana, South Africa, Bulgaria, and other countries from around the world.
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