Management Team – Darforp Security Ltd.

Executive Chairman

Ostar Christopher BA, MA, MSC, PHD, CPP, CFE, CAS, PFSO, CSO, SSO, FNIIS, FIIPS

Dr. Ostar Christopher is the Chairman of the DARFORP GROUP. Mr Christopher holds a B.A. in English/Linguistics/Education from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, an M.A. in English Language, and an MSc in International Relations, both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Ostar is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a Certified Anti-Terrorism Specialist (CAS). He also holds the following international certifications in Safety and Health: IOSH “Managing Safely” and the NEBOSH “International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety”.

In the Maritime Security sector, Ostar Christopher holds the certifications of Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO), Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Ship Security Officer (SSO). Ostar Christopher has been the Senior Special Assistant on Security to the Security-conscious Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Dr) Willie Obiano since his first tenure in 2014 till now, the second tenure. Ostar is a Member of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja (MNARC). He is also a Doctoral Research Scholar on Counter Terrorism Studies.

During a fifteen year stint in the State Security Service (SSS), Ostar attended courses in Security Management, Operations, Surveillance, Intelligence, and Protective Operations. He went through the whole gamut of security: Intelligence, Operations, Surveillance, Threat Analysis/Assessment, VIP Protection, and Security/Logistics Management. He was Chief Protective Security Detail/ Chief Security Officer to a number of protected dignitaries including a Head of State and a Senate President during this period. Before finally exiting from service, Ostar was Principal Staff Officer (PSO) in the VIP Protection Directorate, coordinating the functions of protective Security Details attached to national and visiting protected dignitaries.

Dr. Ostar Christopher voluntarily left service in 2003 to go into Industrial Security as a Consultant. He was CEO of Classified Security Ltd, a top Security consultancy firm between 2003 and 2004. He set up and supervised the Corporate Security functions for Vmobile Nigeria (now Airtel), a telecommunications company, between 2004 and 2008. He later set up and supervised the Security and HSE functions for EMTS Etisalat, another telecommunications giant in Nigeria between 2008 and 2011 before leaving for Darforp Security Limited. A member of the prestigious American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS International) where he was the Nigeria Chapter 206 Foundation Committee Representative for 2010. Ostar Christopher is a Certified Protection Professional, Board-certified by ASIS International, a qualification that comes with passing a tasking examination in Security Management, Emergency Procedures, Investigations, Legal Aspects of Security, Personnel Security, Physical Security, and Information Security. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute for Industrial Security (FNIIS), a Fellow of the International Institute of Professional Security (FIIPS), Winner of the ‘Best Security Manager, Telecommunications’ Award for 2009, and the People and Events magazine Award for Professional Excellence for 2009. He is also a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the Anti-Terrorism Accreditation Board(ATAB), and the London Metropolitan Branch of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). Ostar Christopher consults for a number of blue chip companies.

Dr. Ostar Christopher completed a PhD (International Relations) in April 2023 and in-view another PhD (Counter-Terrorism). He has served as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Security to the Executive Governor of Anambra, from 2014-2022, and as the CEO/Executive Secretary, Anambra Security Trust Fund, 2014-2019.

Summary of Academic and Professional Certifications:
Certified Protection Professional (CPP), USA
Certified Anti-Terrorism Specialist (CAS), USA
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), USA
Certified Management Consultant (CMC), Nig
Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO), UK
Company Security Officer (CSO), UK
Ship Security Officer (SSO), UK
NEBOSH-International General Cert, UK
NEBOSH: International Health and Safety, Practical Application, UK
NEBOSH: Mgt of International Health and Safety, UK
NEBOSH: Control of International Workplace Hazards, UK
IOSH-Managing Safely, UK
Fellow, Nig Inst for Industrial Security (FNIIS), Nig
Fellow, International Inst of Prof Security (FIIPS), Nig
Fellow, Institute of Mgt Consultants (FIMC), Nig
BA (English/Linguistics/Education), ILR
MA (English As a Second Lang), UNN
MSc (International Relations), UNN
PhD (International Relations), COOU

Managing Director

Bibian Christopher

Mrs. Bibian Christopher is a thorough bred, multi-skilled business specialist and a seasoned administrator who has demonstrated an impressive level of success in various business development and management. She left teaching after more than fifteen years, during which time she headed an international primary/secondary school in Abuja, Nigeria. At Darforp Security Ltd, she is responsible for Quality Assurance for all the Security services and Training solutions we offer. As a formidable team and with the valuable expertise of Bibian, DSL has managed to build an excellent working relationship with many Individuals, Institutions, NGO’s, Government Agencies, Multinational Corporations, etc. With an NCE and a BA degree from the Institute of Management & Technology (IMT), Enugu, and the University of Abuja respectively, she is a dependable human resource and project manager who brings her wealth of experience to the daily management of DSL.

General Manager

Fortune Christopher

Fortune Christopher is an Economics graduate of the prestigious Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. He equally holds a Master’s degree in Criminology from the University of Lagos. Fortune cut his milk tooth in security at DSl, and has gradually risen to his present position through hard work, diligence, and dedication. He oversees the day-to-day general administration of the company, and ensures that all corporate obligations of the company are fully met at all times.

Head of Operations

Oluwaseyi Aina Ekundayo

Fuelled by a unique combination of determination and dedication, Mr. Oluwaseyi Aina Ekundayo is a detail-oriented security professional who boasts of over 10 years of practical and hands-on industry experience and commercial understanding. AtDSL, he is responsible for conducting adequate and ongoing supervision of all our security operations. In other words, he supervises the field Team by conducting random checks from beat to beat in order to ensure that we meet our service expectations and contractual obligations to our various clients. Also as a specially trained First Aider and First Responder, he ensures that all our security operatives are equally responsive to emergencies at their beats.

Business Development (International)

Sylvester Chukwuanu

Sylvester Chukwuanu, Certified Protection Officer (CPO), Diploma in Security Management. A hands-on, indefatigable, and can-do operations person and team player, Sylvester served as Protocol Manager and later, Operations Manager for DSL at different times. He is at present with GARDA SECURITY COMPANY, Edmonton, Canada.

Legal Adviser

Odinaka Obiorah

Odinaka Obiorah, LLB, is Head of Legal. He brings years of experience in the field to the Team and ensures that we are on the right side of the law at all times.