September 12, (THEWILL) – The Managing director of Pama Global Security Limited, a leading private security based in Kano, Alhaji Hassan Shettima, has called for co-operation between government and privately owned security organisations in Nigeria as a means of tackling the security challenges facing the country.
He made the call during a two-day conference jointly held by government and privately owned agencies in Kano State recently.
Shettima commended the Nigerian Civil Defense Corps (NCDC) for its support as a regulatory body to private security organisations in the state.
However, he emphasised the need for more effort aimed at reforming the security apparatus in the country to meet up with modern standards by providing the necessary equipment to security personnel across the country.
Speaking on welfare of private security personnel, Shettima urged clients of private security organisations in the country to always ensure they remit their payments promptly so as enable the organisations to pay their staff regularly and also at when due.
He received a special award for his immense contribution in the security sector towards the protection of lives and property nationwide over the years.
Pama Global Security Limited has 3,000 staff spread across Nigeria in various branches around the 36 states. He called on the NCDC to liase with the Federal Government to help review the security apparatus of private organisations through re-training and to allow them bear firearms for the purpose of effectively combating crime, since criminals carry out attacks with sophiscated weapons, while private security men and women are only allowed to carry batons.
He called on Nigerians to co-operate with security men and support them with information to enable them carry out their duty of safe guarding our lives and properties.
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