NSCDC arrests two over alleged unlicensed non-public safety operations in Kwara State

Operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, have arrested two suspects, Abraham Stephen Job and Adebowale Qazeem Adeniyi, over the alleged operation of a non-public safety outfit recognized as “Double Razzor,” with out the requisite licence.

ASC Ayoola Michael Shola, Kwara State Command’s Public Relations Officer in a press release stated the arrest adopted an investigation into the outfit’s actions.

“The alleged offences under investigation include operating a private security outfit without the requisite licence and providing regulated private security services without the required statutory authorisation, contrary to applicable laws and regulations governing private guard companies in Nigeria,” he stated.

The assertion added that the NSCDC is statutorily liable for regulating and licensing non-public guard firms, even because it warned that operators should adjust to the related authorized necessities earlier than commencing regulated safety actions.

The State Commandant, CC Abbas Ndah Mohammed, reaffirmed the Command’s resolve to implement regulatory compliance and curb unauthorised non-public safety operations throughout Kwara State.

He urged occasion organisers, company our bodies and members of the general public to interact duly licensed safety suppliers, even because it reiterated its dedication to sanitising the non-public safety sector, defending lives and property, and guaranteeing accountability in safety operations.