– NSCDC tells private guard companies in Borno to prevent insurgents from infiltrating their ranks
– Accuses private guard companies in Borno of offering employment to unskilled and unemployed youths
Private guard companies operating without valid licences in Borno state have been sealed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Private guard companies in Borno were closed following the failure of the offenders to fulfill criteria required of them by law
The closures of the affected guard companies, according to Channels TV, was effected the by commandant, Abdullahi Ibrahim, on Friday, March 11, following the failure of the offenders to fulfill criteria required of them by law.
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The guard companies in Borno state have been accused by the command of offering employment to unskilled and unemployed youths.
The commandant however warned companies to be vigilant to avoid infiltrating their companies with insurgents desperate to fizzle into the populace.
In another development, the Nigerian army recorded an important victory in the fight against terrorism as they killed a wanted Boko Haram leader yesterday, March 10.
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According to Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, who is the acting director of army public relations, the unnamed terrorist was killed on March 10 after troops of 7 multinational joint task force brigade Quick Response Group (QRG) stationed in Baga and 118 task force battalion staged an ambush along Daban Masara axis.
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