diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 29697a8be..214964b33 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -400,3 +400,4 @@ dist
 *.dev
 *.prod
 
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/src/guards/admin.guard.ts b/src/guards/admin.guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18e10f35a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/guards/admin.guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Injectable, CanActivate, ExecutionContext, HttpStatus } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { User, UserType } from '../modules/user/entities/user.entity';
+import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import * as SYS_MSG from '../helpers/SystemMessages';
+import { CustomHttpException } from '../helpers/custom-http-filter';
+import { Organisation } from '../modules/organisations/entities/organisations.entity';
+import { OrganisationUserRole } from '../modules/role/entities/organisation-user-role.entity';
+import { Role } from '../modules/role/entities/role.entity';
+import { JwtService } from '@nestjs/jwt';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class AdminGuard implements CanActivate {
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(User)
+    private readonly userRepository: Repository<User>,
+    @InjectRepository(Organisation)
+    private readonly organisationRepository: Repository<Organisation>,
+    @InjectRepository(OrganisationUserRole)
+    private readonly organisationMembersRole: Repository<OrganisationUserRole>,
+    @InjectRepository(Role)
+    private readonly userRoleManager: Repository<Role>
+  ) {}
+
+  async canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): Promise<boolean> {
+    const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
+    const currentUserId = request.user.sub;
+
+    // Retrieve admin roles with the permissions alloted to that role
+    const adminRole = await this.userRoleManager.findOne({
+      where: { name: UserType.ADMIN },
+      relations: ['permissions'],
+    });
+
+    if (!adminRole) {
+      throw new CustomHttpException('Admin Role does not exist', HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+
+    const userRole = await this.organisationMembersRole.find({
+      where: { userId: currentUserId, roleId: adminRole.id },
+    });
+
+    if (userRole.length === 0) {
+      throw new CustomHttpException('Access denied', HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/guards/super-admin.guard.ts b/src/guards/super-admin.guard.ts
index abb75e46a..2615628fd 100644
--- a/src/guards/super-admin.guard.ts
+++ b/src/guards/super-admin.guard.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class SuperAdminGuard implements CanActivate {
     const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
     const currentUserId = request.user.sub;
 
+    // Retrieve admin roles with the permissions alloted to that role
     const adminRole = await this.userRoleManager.findOne({
       where: { name: 'super-admin' },
       relations: ['permissions'],
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export class SuperAdminGuard implements CanActivate {
       where: { userId: currentUserId, roleId: adminRole.id },
     });
 
-    if (!userRole.length) {
+    if (userRole.length === 0) {
       throw new CustomHttpException('Access denied', HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/src/modules/comments/comments.controller.ts b/src/modules/comments/comments.controller.ts
index a0d6f48dd..a1bbc2926 100644
--- a/src/modules/comments/comments.controller.ts
+++ b/src/modules/comments/comments.controller.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-import { Controller, Body, Post, Request, Get, Param } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Controller, Body, Post, Request, Get, Param, UseGuards, Delete } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { CommentsService } from './comments.service';
 import { CreateCommentDto } from './dtos/create-comment.dto';
 import { CommentResponseDto } from './dtos/comment-response.dto';
 import { ApiBearerAuth, ApiOperation, ApiResponse, ApiTags } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+// import { AuthGuard } from 'src/guards/auth.guard';
+import { AuthGuard } from '../../guards/auth.guard';
+import { AdminGuard } from '../../guards/admin.guard';
 
 @ApiBearerAuth()
 @ApiTags('Comments')
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@ export class CommentsController {
   @ApiResponse({ status: 201, description: 'The comment has been successfully created.', type: CommentResponseDto })
   @ApiResponse({ status: 400, description: 'Bad Request.' })
   @ApiResponse({ status: 500, description: 'Internal Server Error.' })
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard)
   async addComment(@Body() createCommentDto: CreateCommentDto, @Request() req): Promise<CommentResponseDto> {
     const { userId } = req.user;
     return await this.commentsService.addComment(createCommentDto, userId);
@@ -25,4 +29,15 @@ export class CommentsController {
   async getAComment(@Param('id') id: string): Promise<any> {
     return await this.commentsService.getAComment(id);
   }
+
+  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Delete a comment' })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 201, description: 'The comment has been deleted sucessfully', type: CommentResponseDto })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 400, description: 'Bad Request.' })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 500, description: 'Internal Server Error.' })
+  @Delete(':id')
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard, AdminGuard)
+  async delAComment(@Param('id') id: string, @Request() req): Promise<any> {
+    const { userId, role } = req.user;
+    return await this.commentsService.delAComment(id, userId, role);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/comments/comments.module.ts b/src/modules/comments/comments.module.ts
index 810a87ea2..1f154cef0 100644
--- a/src/modules/comments/comments.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/comments/comments.module.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { Comment } from './entities/comments.entity';
 import { User } from '../user/entities/user.entity';
 import { UserModule } from '../user/user.module';
+import { Organisation } from '../organisations/entities/organisations.entity';
+import { OrganisationUserRole } from '../role/entities/organisation-user-role.entity';
+import { Role } from '../role/entities/role.entity';
+//
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Comment, User]), UserModule],
+  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Comment, User, Organisation, OrganisationUserRole, Role]), UserModule],
   controllers: [CommentsController],
   providers: [CommentsService],
 })
diff --git a/src/modules/comments/comments.service.ts b/src/modules/comments/comments.service.ts
index cad87ebac..2b3939934 100644
--- a/src/modules/comments/comments.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/comments/comments.service.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { CreateCommentDto } from './dtos/create-comment.dto';
 import { User } from '../user/entities/user.entity';
 import { CommentResponseDto } from './dtos/comment-response.dto';
 import { CustomHttpException } from '../../helpers/custom-http-filter';
+import { UserType } from '../user/entities/user.entity';
+
 @Injectable()
 export class CommentsService {
   constructor(
@@ -53,4 +55,21 @@ export class CommentsService {
       data: { comment },
     };
   }
+
+  async delAComment(commentId: string, userId: string, role: string) {
+    const comment = await this.commentRepository.findOne({
+      where: { id: commentId },
+      relations: ['user'],
+    });
+
+    if (!comment) {
+      throw new CustomHttpException('Comment not found', HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+
+    await this.commentRepository.delete(commentId);
+
+    return {
+      message: 'Comment deleted successfully (soft delete)',
+    };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/comments/tests/comments.service.spec.ts b/src/modules/comments/tests/comments.service.spec.ts
index 903b9ab00..fa917cdcf 100644
--- a/src/modules/comments/tests/comments.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/modules/comments/tests/comments.service.spec.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ import { User } from '../../user/entities/user.entity';
 import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
 import { CustomHttpException } from '../../../helpers/custom-http-filter';
 import { HttpStatus } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { UserType } from '../../user/entities/user.entity';
 
 const mockCommentRepository = () => ({
   create: jest.fn(),
   save: jest.fn(),
+  findOne: jest.fn(),
+  delete: jest.fn(),
 });
 
 const mockUserRepository = () => ({
@@ -75,4 +78,40 @@ describe('CommentsService', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('delAComment', () => {
+    it('should throw CustomHttpException if comment is not found', async () => {
+      commentRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(null);
+
+      await expect(service.delAComment('comment-id', 'user-id', UserType.USER)).rejects.toThrow(CustomHttpException);
+      await expect(service.delAComment('comment-id', 'user-id', UserType.USER)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        message: 'Comment not found',
+        status: HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should throw CustomHttpException if user is not an admin', async () => {
+      const mockComment = { id: 'comment-id', user: { id: 'user-id' } };
+      commentRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(mockComment);
+
+      await expect(service.delAComment('comment-id', 'user-id', UserType.USER)).rejects.toThrow(CustomHttpException);
+      await expect(service.delAComment('comment-id', 'user-id', UserType.USER)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        message: 'Unauthorized action',
+        status: HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should delete a comment successfully if user is an admin', async () => {
+      const mockComment = { id: 'comment-id', user: { id: 'user-id' } };
+
+      commentRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(mockComment);
+      commentRepository.delete.mockResolvedValue({ affected: 1 });
+
+      const result = await service.delAComment('comment-id', 'admin-id', UserType.ADMIN);
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        message: 'Comment deleted successfully (soft delete)',
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });