It’s more sensible to arm NYS graduates than private security guards

In this age of terrorism and cybercrime, we must start thinking about training and arming the National Youth Service (NYS) to complement the overstretched National Police Service and even take up some of the roles performed by police officers and private security firms, such as guarding banks, supermarkets, schools and VIP protection duties.

The conversation on giving arms to private security guards has lingered in the public domain for quite some time, with proponents citing Uganda and Tanzania as classical examples where this concept has worked well.