Private security · Dakar, Senegal
Protection to the standard of a head-of-state close protection team
Guarding, close protection, event security and agent training. 60 licensed agents, led by a former presidential bodyguard.
Available 24/7 +221 77 454 69 22Guédiawaye, since 2013
Why FIIT
Three things nobody else combines in Dakar.
We don't claim rigour or excellence, the whole sector does. Here is what we do differently, and what you can hold us to.
A leader with an elite background
Mactar Diop served in the close protection detail of Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the UAE from 2001 to 2006, then in President Abdoulaye Wade's from 2008 to 2013. The standards he learned there apply to every assignment.
Close combat in our DNA
Our instructors are masters of taekwondo, kung fu, krav maga, aikido and close combat. Every agent is trained in-house, including with the telescopic baton.
An in-house training centre
FIIT Academy trains our own agents and those of other companies. Service and training under one roof: our teams never stop improving.
“Protecting starts with anticipating. A calm, well-trained agent prevents nine incidents out of ten.”
Mactar Diop, managing director and founder
Our services
A complete set-up, from the guard post to VIP protection.
Every assignment is supervised by site managers and staffed by agents trained in-house in close combat.
- Guarding and surveillanceIndustrial sites, offices, residences and retail. Static posts, access control, logbook and reporting.View the service
- Close protectionBodyguards for executives, public figures and delegations. Reconnaissance, escort and travel management.View the service
- Escort and cash-in-transitConveyance of takings and valuables, escorts for vehicles and sensitive goods. Reconnoitred routes, permanent radio link.View the service
- Event securityConcerts, wrestling bouts, nightclubs, sports events. Screening, crowd management and liaison with authorities.View the service
- Patrols and responseScheduled or random patrols, alarm verification and rapid response, day and night.View the service
- Consulting and security auditSite vulnerability analysis, security plan, procedures and sizing of the set-up.View the service
- FIIT AcademyTraining for security agents and bodyguards, led by martial arts masters. Certified and open to companies.View the service
Who for?
Every profile, its own constraints.
A head office, a villa and an arena call for neither the same set-up nor the same agent profile. Choose your situation.
Where routine is the first risk
Branches, microfinance institutions and ATM networks. Screening matters less than variation: routes, times and teams never repeat identically.
- Branch reception and screening
- Cash escort between branches and head office
- Protection of loading operations
- Coordination with law enforcement
Tailored
Every risk is unique. So is your protection.
We never propose a set-up before seeing the site. A generic solution costs too much where it is useless, and leaves you exposed where the risk is real.
Our preliminary analysis looks at nine dimensions, then we build the set-up from what we actually observed.
- The site
- The surroundings
- The flows
- The access points
- The hours
- The people
- The equipment
- The procedures
- Past incidents
The process
From your call to the first report.
Six steps, always in this order, and a document handed over at each. The last two are the ones most often skipped in this trade, and the ones that make a set-up last.
- 01
First contact
A short exchange to frame the scope, the urgency and the budget. We tell you at this stage whether your need is ours to handle.
DeliverableWritten scope
- 02
Site visit
We come and see, at the hours that matter: opening, peak, closing, night. An interview is never enough to understand a risk.
DeliverableVulnerability survey
- 03
Security plan
Number of posts, hours, standing orders, alert chain, equipment. Every line is justified by a finding from the visit.
DeliverablePlan and detailed quote
- 04
Team assignment
We assign Academy-trained agents, briefed on site and introduced to your contact before the first shift.
DeliverableAssignment sheets
- 05
Deployment
First shifts accompanied by the site manager during the first week. That is when a set-up gets tuned.
DeliverableSigned standing orders
- 06
Control and review
Unannounced rounds, shift checks, periodic review with you. The set-up evolves with your activity.
DeliverablePeriod report
Our training centre
Training agents who hold their post.
A training centre led by martial arts masters, for security agents, bodyguards and exposed professionals.
Case studyIn 2021, 20 Senegalese wrestlers completed a FIIT Academy course in close protection and operational discipline.
- 01Private security agentThe foundations of the trade: bearing, standing orders, access control, conflict management, first aid and report writing. 3 weeks · 90 hours
- 02Bodyguard and close protectionHead-of-state protection methods: reconnaissance, walking formations, escort driving, extraction and protection in crowds. 4 weeks · 120 hours
- 03Workplace self-defence and conflict managementDe-escalate verbally, break free physically, raise the alarm. A short format for teams that deal with the public. 2 days · 14 hours
- 04Intensive close combat courseKrav maga, close combat, telescopic baton and operational discipline, in immersion. The format followed by the 20 wrestlers in 2021. 5 days · 40 hours
Our teams
Agents are what make security.
A set-up is worth exactly what the person holding the post is worth. That is why FIIT invests more in recruitment, training and supervision than in equipment.
Mactar Diop, managing director · Operations
Supervision is not delegated to a middleman. Sensitive set-ups are followed directly by Mactar Diop, formerly of the protection details of Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Abdoulaye Wade.
Selection
Identity verified, background checked, references called. An incomplete file never becomes an assignment, even in an emergency.
Training
FIIT Academy security agent track before the first assignment, then close combat and conflict management with our martial arts masters.
Supervision
A named, reachable site manager and unannounced control rounds, day and night.
Bearing
Neat uniform, punctuality, courtesy. Your visitors meet our agents before they meet your teams.
We deliberately limit agent rotation on a given site. An agent who knows your habits, contractors and hours spots the anomaly; an agent discovered that same morning spots nothing at all.
Our commitments
What you can hold us to.
In this trade, promises are cheap. Here are six commitments we put in writing in the contract, on which you can assess us without taking our word for it.
Declared agents
Staff registered, under contract and covered in line with Senegalese labour law.
Civil liability
Activity covered by professional civil liability insurance, certificate provided on request.
Documented selection
Identity, background and reference checks before any assignment to a client site.
Ongoing training
Conflict management, first response, close combat and site-specific procedures, by FIIT Academy.
Written traceability
Real-time logbook, incident reports and period reports available to the client.
Confidentiality
Contractual discretion clause signed by every agent assigned to an assignment.
Commitments to be confirmed by management before going live, especially insurance coverage.
They trust us
Sensitive sites, stages and public figures.
The feedback that counts is about the long run: the consistency of the teams, the quality of the reports, the reaction on the day something happens.
FIIT's set-up held over three consecutive nights without a single incident, with flawless coordination with the police.
Punctual, presentable agents who know how to talk to visitors. The daily reporting gave us real visibility.
Discreet, professional protection throughout our delegation's stay. We will call on them again.
Testimonials anonymised at clients' request.
News and advice
The FIIT manuals, now online.
The training content that gathered 33,000 followers on Facebook, expanded and organised.
FIIT manual3 min readHolding a guard post: the 10 FIIT rules
What an agent must check when taking over, during the shift and at handover. The first FIIT manual, rewritten for the site.
Read the article
Close protection3 min readClose protection: preparing a movement
Route reconnaissance, vulnerability points and the role of each team member. The method learned in head-of-state protection details.
Read the article
Events3 min readSecuring a wrestling bout: lessons learned
Screening, crowd flow and coordination with law enforcement at a high-attendance event. What three nights in the arena taught us.
Read the article
Coverage
Where we operate.
Our head office is in Guédiawaye. The Dakar region is covered daily; the regions are served on assignment, with a lead time we announce before signing.
An out-of-area assignment remains possible. Contact us: we will tell you whether we can sustain it, rather than accept and subcontract.
Operational coverage
- Daily coverage
- On assignment
Dakar region · detail view
Contact
Need protection?
Describe your need. A FIIT manager calls you back, comes to your site and proposes a set-up within 24 hours.
Phone on-call 24/7Office open Monday to Saturday, 8am–6pm