Police have said that there is a growing threat where criminals are targeting private security guards for their guns.
Addressing journalists at the weekly news briefing yesterday, Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said the Police Directorate of Crime Intelligence has picked credible, information of increased threats towards private security guards, who are being targeted for their firearms by criminals
He asked individual private security guards to always be on the lookout for attacks by criminals who will target their guns through physical attacks to injure them but also kill them before robbing their firearms.
Enanga said most of these attacks occur at lone guard points or during lone movements by the private security guards.
The best way therefore, to keep security guards safe is to equip them with the necessary tools and effectively deploy them in pairs at minimum.
The police spokesperson said the guns stolen from private security guards are later used in the commission of crimes. END.