Nearly 900 registered guard companies are yet to receive operational approval, even as the corps reels out major enforcement statistics.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says 893 registered Private Guard Companies (PGCs) are still waiting for their operational licences.
Outgoing Commandant General Ahmed Audi disclosed this at the 2026 World Civil Defence Day celebration in Abuja. He revealed that between 2021 and 2026, the corps licensed 376 PGCs, sealed 434, reopened 241 and renewed 3,869 licences as part of efforts to sanitise the private security sector.
Within the period under review, the NSCDC generated ₦3.5 billion in revenue, trained 15,157 guards, handled 52 complaints and recovered ₦3.3 million for complainants.
On enforcement, the Anti-Vandal Squad arrested 2,677 suspects and prosecuted 2,039 between March 2021 and February 2026. The unit protecting Critical National Assets and Infrastructure secured 638 convictions and destroyed 283 illegal refineries.
Audi also revealed that the CG’s Special Intelligence Squad arrested 5,196 suspects from 2022 to January 2026, impounded 841 trucks and destroyed hundreds of illegal oil dumps and refineries. Arrests included suspected kidnappers, cattle rustlers, human traffickers and infrastructure vandals.
The corps says it remains committed to tightening regulation of private security operators and protecting national assets across the country.
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