Insecurity: Private security guards seek permission to carry arms

The Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN) has called on the Federal Government to grant its members permission to carry arms in order to help solve the lingering security challenges in the country. National President of the association, Wilson Esangbedo, made the call when he led the executive members of the association […]

The Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN) has called on the Federal Government to grant its members permission to carry arms in order to help solve the lingering security challenges in the country.

National President of the association, Wilson Esangbedo, made the call when he led the executive members of the association to meet with the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in his office in Abuja.

Esangbedo, who lamented the numerous security challenges bedeviling the country, claimed: “Research has shown that countries where private guards carry arms appear to experience better security,” adding that “examples in Africa are Rwanda, Morocco and South Africa.”

Responding, the Minister of Interior, who commended the ALPSPN for its contribution to security of lives and property in the country, said the current government was carrying out a general overhauling of the private security guards structure.