Coronavirus: security agents also need protection – Retired CP

Nigerians have been urged to render support to those in the frontline of checking the spread of COVID-19, including security agents.

The Chairman of the FCT chapter of the Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN), Retired Commissioner of Police, Barr. Lawrence Alobi, made the call yesterday in Abuja, while donating face masks to the FCT commands of the police, State Security Services (SSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

Barr. Alobi said the gesture was part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of ALPSPN, in supporting security agencies, especially as they take up a new role in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

He said, “While everyone is mandated to wear a face mask as part of measures to check the spread of COVID-19, those who enforce the measures to check the spread must also be protected.”

Responding, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, FCT Director of SSS, Alhaji Ado Muazu, and the FCT Commandant of NSCDC, Patrick Ukpan, commended ALPSPN for the gesture, saying the items came at the right time.

They described the security association as partners in the fight against crime and called for sustained collaboration in ensuring the security of lives and property.