Namibia: ‘Private Security Needs Proper Training to Deal With Robberies’

A security expert and former police officer says private security guards need to be adequately trained on dealing with incidents like robberies.

Kennedy Mabuku, from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust), spoke to Desert FM on Tuesday, following a weekend robbery that saw Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) losing diamonds worth about N$350 million.

Mabuku said the training of private security services in Namibia is not formally monitored.

“Like, for instance, some partnership or…