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Organizing a successful event requires that all the important elements of such an event including arrival of guests, entertainment, security, etc. need to be adequately considered and catered for. Security at the event is arguably the most important of all the factors because you wouldn't want any harm happening to your guests or anyone for that matter. Unfortunately, security at events is often neglected or left in the hands of quacks leading to preventable security incidences; at times causing loss of lives and properties. You do not want that happening at your events and that's why we've put together the following reasons you need security at your next event.

When you organize an event, usually you go to great extents to ensure that everyone of your invited guests are adequately taken care of which often include every possible details including feeding, sitting, parking, etc. Intruders if allowed especially where they are many make nonsense of your planning in this regard as everything you've planned for ends up being inadequate. This reminds me of something that happened recently. A colleague's mother had died and had been buried so the colleague and other family members decided to have a ceremony in honour of their dead relative and many of us and other people were invited. We were well reposed at the venue of the party for a couple of hours until some touts numbering almost forty rode in on bikes. The hosts had to quickly arrange for them to be fed for fear that they might disrupt their party. To be fair, they weren't violent while our stay lasted but honestly none of us would wait to find out. My colleagues and I left shortly after the intruders arrived and we were later informed by our host that they too quickly rounded off the party because of their uninvited guests. The presence of competent security professionals would have denied access to such intruders.

Events bring a lot of people together; at times, thousands of them at a point and when they are so many, people tend to behave irrationally posing danger to everyone involved at the event including themselves. As such, you need competent security guards, loss prevention experts or bouncers and occasionally armed security personnel, for crowd control and management and to maintain order especially at critical points during the event such as entry into the event, exit, when gift items or food is being distributed, etc. Without effective crowd management at such points you create an opportunity for disorderliness and chaos the consequences of which may be grave.

Terrorists, determined attackers and other criminal elements often seize the opportunity of large crowds to perpetrate their heinous crimes. Therefore, it is highly pertinent that you have a reputable security guard company in Nigeria with security personnel that have a grip on the nuances of security at events. Their presence serves as deterrence to such evil perpetrators. In addition, they would set up security measures and observe all necessary security protocols such as perimeter security, metal detection, apprehension of criminals, among other salient security measures to fend off potential attackers.

When VIPs such as business moguls, politicians, celebrities, etc. attend an event which they often do, security risk at such events is significantly increased. As such, competent security professionals are needed to protect them. You do not want a situation where a celebrity is mobbed by fans in a genuine attempt to get an autograph. You also don't want anyone harassing or attacking your VIP. The presence of trained security experts at entry and exit points as well as being around the reserved areas of your VIPs and their vehicles will deter potential criminals from carrying out their attack. 

Security guards by virtue of their training and expertise understand the security protocols to be undertaken in case of an emergency. Such emergency could be anything; a terror attack, a brawl among event attendees, robbery, fire outbreak, etc. Professional security guards in such situations can act as first responders to bring the situation under control, guide everyone to safety and contact all necessary government departments and agencies.

Petty thieves and other criminals see large crowds as opportunities for crime. The best way to de-motivate criminals from acting on their criminal impulses is to have highly equipped and competent security personnel at your event, around your guests, entry and exit points as well as in the parking lots and all around the venue. 

Media personnel are always on the lookout for big events especially ones that VIPs are billed to attend. But at times, organizers of the events and or some attendees would prefer not to have any media presence. Knowing media experts for who they are, they may still want to gain forceful or surreptitious entry into the event despite notice to stay off. As such, you would need experienced security guards to carefully ward off such media personnel from the event's venue while also avoiding the backlash of mishandling them.

Now you know that security is a vital component of your event planning and management without which you compromise the success of your events. We at Earthweb Security and Intelligence Network (ESIN) manage and coordinate all types of event; from seminars to conferences, company and organization milestones, trade shows, concerts, conventions and festivals. If you need event security, Earthweb Security and Intelligence Network is your go-to company. We ease your burden and handle both event logistics and event security with such amazing dynamism and expertise. Also, our highly skilled and experienced personnel come handy; thereby bringing ultimate success to your events and programs.