As part of plans to sanitize the Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN) in Oyo State, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command with directive from its National Headquarters, has inaugurated joint task force to checkmate the activities of unlicensed Security outfits.
The task force has members selected from the Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN) and Operations Unit of the Oyo State PGC Department.
During the Inauguration, the State Commandant of the Corps, Adaralewa Michael enjoined the members of the JTF to always remember the reason the Corps hierarchy formed the task force and also work in that direction to eradicate unlicensed private security set up in Oyo State.
He added that the corps and government cannot allow those who are not qualified to reap the fruit of labour of Registered Private Security Practitioners.
Commandant Adaralewa later gave the names of the JTF members as follow: Group Captain(Dr) Bisi Ojebola rtd- Chairman, Mr Steven Adetomiwa, Mr David Ebhonu, Mr Awotayo Fayomi and Mrs Franca Ijeoma. Others are DSC Ajayi Olabode, DSC Azeez Saheed and ASC11 Ologunebi Paul.
The State Commandant later enjoined the just inaugurated committee to always give the Corps adequate information in order to support and achieve the task committed into their hands. He warned members of the public from patronising ‘maiguard’ or unregistered bouncers to prevent themselves from being killed, kidnapped, raped or robbed.
The President of the Oyo State Chapter of Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners, Mr Seyi Alabaster appreciated NSCDC for deeming it fit to establish the Joint Task Force and promised to assist NSCDC for the JTF to succeed.
The Chairman of Joint Task Force, Group Captain (Dr) Bisi Oyebola rtd promise to summit the blueprint of the task force to the State Commandant, adding that “the task force will add native intelligence to digital experience and bring culprits to book.”
He urged the citizens not to patronise illegal guards but seek advice from NSCDC for which registered private guards’ outfit to patronize.
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