Nigeria and the Deployment of Armed Security Guards
BIMCO has reported that members operating vessels within the Nigerian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and territorial waters should be aware that they may be at risk of potentially significant liabilities and delays if they employ armed guards on board their vessels who are sourced from the Nigerian Marine Police, the Nigerian Police or the “Joint Task Force”.
This appears to apply regardless of whether the armed guard policemen are sourced by an agent or a PMSC.
It appears that the only legitimate method of acquiring security protection in territorial waters and the EEZ of Nigeria is by utilising the services of the Nigerian Navy.