The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it sealed 131 Private Guard Companies between January 2011 and December 2012.
This is contained in a NSCDC document made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja Reacting to sealing, NSCDC Head of Public Relations, Mr Emmanuel Okeh, told NAN that the companies were sealed up for not conforming with the rules and regulations, guiding their operations.
?He said that some of the companies were sealed for possessing invalid licenses, while others were not duly registered.
?The document further showed that the companies were penalised after an inspection of 325 companies across the country.
It also showed that 25 Private Guard Companies that made efforts to meet the guidelines were later re-opened by the corps.
It further said 120 new companies were licensed between January 2011 and December 2012, while 344 others renewed their licences in the period under review.
It said the NSCDC generated N149.9 million from the licensing and re-registration of Private Guard Companies in the same period.
The document further said the process for the clearance of 85 companies still waiting to be issued licenses was on.
It said two companies were upgraded from category “B’’ to category “A’’ while two others were also degraded from category “A’’ to “B’’.
The document also showed that three private guard companies were prosecuted for violating the rules guiding their operations.
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