PRESS RELEASE

28th May, 2025

In Response kindly quote: Ref no/CMDT/012/CDPRU/FCT/Abj/Vol.5/5

NSCDC FCT COMMAND SEALS UP SEVEN (7) PRIVATE GUARDS COMPANIES OPERATING ILLEGALLY IN THE FCT.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Command has sealed up seven Private Guards Companies (PGCs) for operating illegally in the capital territory.

The defaulting Private Guards Companies were sealed by the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, PhD, during an operational tour in Abuja.

The illegal private guards companies sealed include CEWARA Security, Wuse 2, Most Bright Security, Jabi, Security China and Ebowise Security both in Jabi.

Others are: Barumark Security in Wuye, Segad Security Protection Services, Prince and Princess Estate and Prixair security.

The FCT Commandant, said that from the seven sealed PGCs, six were sealed for operating without licences while one for operating with an expired licence.

He further said that they were sealed for offences ranging from insignia, threat to national security and public interest, failure to register as Private Guard Company, employment of guards without approval and refusal to register and obtain licence.

The FCT helmsman, stated that according to the laws guiding the establishment of PGCs in Nigeria, foreigners are prohibited from operating private guards company and that once you have more than one private guard, you are expected to register and obtain a licence to operate.

“ We as the regulatory agency, there is need to ensure compliance because according to the provision of the law, before you can operate a PGC, apart from registering with the Cooperate Affairs Commission (CAC), you must also apply for licence through NSCDC.

The commandant said that the sealing was germane to ensuring internal security in the FCT.

He further attributed some of the kidnap cases and insecurities in the territory to the non profiling of security guards.

“Some of these operators of PGCs don’t understand the implications of their actions to national security.

“ Many of them sew uniforms for random people without having valuable background information about their staff,” he said.

He said that the corps will continue to carry out routine operations to seal defaulting PGCs to serve as deterrent.

DSC Monica Ojobi
FCT CDPRO
Ag.