The security guards were arrested for working for unregistered companies.
The Cross River State Commandant of NSCDC, Samuel Fadeyi, disclosed this to some Newsmen yesterday in Calabar.
He said the outfits, Adonai Security Limited, Close Watch Security Limited and Excel Security and Protection Services Limited were sealed and the suspects arrested in January 2022.
According to him, private guards companies form part of the architecture in security, adding that they must be properly licensed, monitored and evaluated to ensure that they are operating in line with their mandates.
“Towards the beginning of the year 2022, while on our normal patrol to ensure that there is calm and orderliness in view of the insecurity challenges in the country. We saw some private guards companies in default. We had to seal three of them; and as part of our patrol, we arrested seven private security guards who said they were working for companies that were unknown to us.
“We need to really profile and get the biometrics of these security guards because we cannot afford to have a weakness in the area of private security guards because most of them act as informant to criminals. As we speak, the suspects are undergoing prosecution,” he said.
He further stated that the Corps usually organise training workshops and seminars for the private guards firms and issue certificates to them accordingly.
He advised security guard firms to maintain their standard, renew their license and also do a thorough background check on those they are employing as guards.
The Commandant further disclosed that the Federal High Court in Calabar, has granted a judgement mandating the two trucks that were arrested in 2021 for conveying adulterated diesel and kerosene be forfeited to the Federal Government.
“The court made the pronouncement shortly before going on vacation. It added that the trucks be forfeited to the Federal Government and the adulterated product be destroyed.
“We are liaising with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to see the best possible way to destroy them without endangering the environment.
“We are continuing on our surveillance and I can assure you that with the support we are getting from our Commandant General, we will achieve more this year,” Fadeyi asserted.
