The courses were requested by the British High Commission under their duty of care provision in order to provide staff with the necessary skills to gain confidence in the face of Nigeria’s febrile and rapidly changing security envelope.

Spearfish highlight the well documented ongoing conflict in the NE and banditry in NW Nigeria, the ravages of Covid-19 have impacted significantly upon the economic and business environment. The lock downs and movement restrictions have forced business closures, swelling the already burgeoned ranks of the unemployed.

The economy has gone into recession, with high inflation and a growing cost of living. The #EndSARS movement provided a convenient vehicle for wider protest and other expressions of discontent, including riot, arson, killing and wide scale looting.

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Our West Africa HEAT courses are delivered by our team of Nigerian security professionals who intimately understand the challenges of daily life in the country. They, therefore, have great credibility in the various scenarios they use to deliver key memorable training points.

Spearfish Security Ltd. Has a sound pedigree in the delivery of this type of security awareness training. In this instance, the course content was adjusted to accord with the High Commission’s security protocols. However, the core course content is standard for all Spearfish’s HEAT courses and had previously been endorsed in the UK via the Department for International Development (now merged into the FCDO).

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