It is also clear that private security as the frontline security apparatus in almost every space was left behind in the strategy and was found wanting when terror came calling. Private security is taking the rap for this attack. The private Security Regulation Act is in its third year since commencement. The roles of cash in transit, security of sensitive public and commercial premises and VIP protection are to be ceded to the private security industry. For a start, Section 53 of the Act forbids the use of firearms by private security.

Source: Standard Digital February 05, 2019 21:11 UTC