The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has frowned at the “proliferation” of unregistered and unlicensed private guard companies in Imo.
The state corps commandant, Mr Matthew Ovye, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting between the command and representatives of Presidents-General in Owerri on Wednesday.
The commandant, who bemoaned the activities of such unregistered PGs, said that criminal elements were taking advantage of their proliferation to commit crimes, while disguising as Presidents- General and deceiving unsuspecting members of the public.
He urged the leadership of the PGs to “quickly report any persons found wanting to the NSCDC for appropriate action”.
He described PGs as “building blocks” for security, considering their closeness to the grassroots and urged them to regularly provide security reports to the command as their regulatory body.
According to him, the meeting was aimed at fostering synergy between NSCDC and PGs by availing the companies the opportunity for direct interaction with officers and men of the command.
He appreciated the corps Commandant-General, Ahmed Audi, for putting up reforms to address the challenges faced by PGs and urged Imo people to keep faith with the leadership of the NSCDC.
