Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- They are not soldiers... they are not officers of the police force... they are South African private security officers. There are 2.4 Million of these private security officers in South Africa - employed by over 10,000 private security companies licensed by the Government's regulatory body: PSIRA - Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority. These officers are armed to the teeth, they compete with technology, they monitor streets and neighbourhoods via CCTV, they provide armed response when they detect strange movements and they work closely with the Police in fighting crime. South Africa has more armed private security officers than any country in the world - hence kidnapping, banditry and terrorism can never surv...