adsCharles Awuzie is a Nigerian South African-based thought leader, author, businessman, techpreneur, and cybersecurity expert. He is the founder and CEO of Gemsbok Group, the creator of GemsbokGPT, the founder of the Big Brain Naija reality television show, and the convener of the Charles Awuzie Mentorship Programme (CAMP) Conference. He has now turned his interest to the Nigerian security sector and the potential it promises, with the convening of the first Nigerian Private Security Conference on June 13 in Abuja. In this interview with REMI FEYISIPO, he spoke about the security challenges facing the country, investment opportunities it offers among other issues. Excerpts:
Security, personal or national, is big business. What do you think is the monetary value or estimate of Nigeria’s private security market. What category of people does this market hope to serve and why?
Nigeria’s private security market is already worth billions of dollars and will continue growing rapidly because insecurity increases demand for protection and surveillance.
The market serves businesses, estates, schools, hospitals, governments, banks, oil and gas facilities, telecom companies, religious centres, and ordinary citizens. As urbanisation and technology adoption increase, the demand for modern security services will continue to expand.
