PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES IN NIGERIA: Organisation and Function (2022) by Plangshak Musa Suchi

“The thrust of the book is an analysis of the organisation and roles of private security organisations in Nigeria. Issues covered include growth and size of commercial security companies, reasons for their growth, motivation of the proprietors and clients, type of services provided and the extent of clients’ satisfaction, regulation, relationship with public law enforcement agencies, and challenges. These issues were discussed with results from an empirical survey of private security companies and their clients.

This book is one of very few academic studies of private security organisations in Nigeria, and perhaps the most theoretically grounded. The book, structured into nine chapters, should appeal to students of criminology, security studies, criminal justice and sociology; policymakers, law enforcement officials, proprietors and clients of private security company, legislators and the general public, and it is highly recommended to them.” Etannibi E.O. Alemika, PhD, Professor of Criminology and Sociology of Law, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria

• Introduction
• Conceptual Clarification and Conceptions of Private Policing
• Social Responsibility in Perspective
• Size and Growth of Private Security Companies In Nigeria
• Types, Services and Clients of Private Security Companies
• Cooperation between Private Security Companies and Public Security Forces
• Regulation of Private Security Companies in Nigeria
• Challenges and Contributions of Private Security Companies
• Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations