111 Copyright © Canadian Research & Development Center of Sciences and Cultures ISSN 1913-0341 [Print] ISSN 1913-035X [Online] www.cscanada.net www.cscanada.org Management Science and Engineering Vol. 6, No. 2, 2012, pp. 111-119 DOI:10.3968/j.mse.1913035X20120602.3048 Philosopy and Rationale for Effective Organization Security in Nigeria Local Government Councils Basil C. Nwankwo [a],* ; Stephen Ocheni [b] ; Moses Atakpa [c] [a] Professor and Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria. [b] Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. [c] Head of Service, Kogi State, Nigeria. * Corresponding author. Received 8 April 2012; accepted 18 June 2012 Abstract The success of any organization irrespective of size or nature depends, to a large extent, on the effectiveness of security within the organization. The need for effective and efficient security in local government councils in Nigeria is long overdue. Local governments in Nigeria in addition to old security problems facing the councils in the past, now face new complicated and sophisticated ones. These are: protection of sensitive information from theft, loss or damage; emergence of organized crime such as arson, murder, fraud, and drugs; riots, demonstrations, civil disorders and work to rule; losses by fire, theft, fraud, damage and natural disasters; theft no longer has the criminal stigma attached to it, etc. The society seems now to support anyone who makes money dishonestly without bothering to find out how such money was made. The inability of local government councils to employ and retain competent and trained security personnel to guard against these numerous security problems to which the system has been vulnerable over the years leaves much to be desired. The managers and administrators of the local government councils in Nigeria should be implored to take the necessary steps to educate the staff on the importance of good and adequate security at all times. For good security to exist in a local government council, it is recommended that the following areas have to be examined at all times: security planning; the security policy; access control procedures; the security manager; the security survey and preventive measures. Adequate funding and good governance are equally complementary to good security. Key words: Local government council; Security; Effective organization and Nigeria Basil C. Nwankwo, Stephen Ocheni, Moses Atakpa (2012). Philosophy and Rationale for Effective Organization Security in Nigeria Local Government Councils. Management Science and Engineering, 6 (2), 111-119. Available from URL: http://www.cscanada. net/index.php/mse/article/view/j.mse.1913035X20120602.3048 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/j.mse.1913035X20120602.3048 INTRODUCTION The success of any organization irrespective of size or nature depends, to a large extent, on the effectiveness of security within the organization. Considering this fact, security which was originally provided by government is now also provided by non-governmental individuals and organizations. These constitute private protective services. The major difference between government and private protective service is that the former engages more in law enforcement with less emphasis on property protection while the latter emphasizes on property protection. There are two types of private protective services –proprietary and commercial. Proprietary security programmes are developed for the benefit of individual organizations for the purpose of protecting their assets from any form of loss while commercial protective programmes are developed and sold to clients needing such services. In Nigeria, the private guard companies and all those who supply other security services and equipment belong to this group. RATIONALE FOR ORGANIZATION SECURITY The need for efficient and effective security in organization especially the local government system