The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has sealed 131 private guard companies between January 2011 and December 2012.
This was contained in an NSCDC document disclosed in Abuja on Monday.
Reacting to sealing, NSCDC Head of Public Relations, Mr. Emmanuel Okeh, said that the companies were sealed up for not conforming to lay down rules and regulations guiding their operations.
He said some of the companies were sealed for possessing invalid licenses while others were not duly registered. The document further showed that the companies were penalized after an inspection of 325 companies across the country.
It also showed that 25 of such private guard companies that made efforts to meet the guidelines were later re-opened by the corps.
It further said that 120 new companies were licensed between January 2011 and December 2012, while 344 others renewed their licenses in the period under review.
