Conclusion and Recommendations
Private security has come to stay not only in Nigeria but globally. They have assumed a very vital role in the security provisioning in the country. The growth of private security companies has been driven by the ever-increasing insecurity, inadequate police presence and the growth of enclosed estates in springing up across the length and breadth of the nation. They have become an area of business activity with great potential for profitable reward and investment, providing a variety of security and allied services that have impacted directly on the lives and property of their clients. Private security companies will develop better in crime control duties and reduction of fear of criminal victimization if competent persons, are recruited, adequately trained and properly motivated and equipped for security duties especially if adequate, workable and proper efforts are geared towards improving the private security sector. The following recommendations are provided for the improvement of the performance and effectiveness of private security companies.