HINTS ON SECURITY OUTSIDE HOME (PUBLIC) i. Endeavour not to count your money openly, or spraying at public functions such as marriages, burials, naming ceremonies, etc. It could be reasons why armed robbers trial you home. ii. Do not patronise strange women or strange men. They could be agents to armed robbers, or those dealing in Human parts. Do you want to die in pieces? Besides HIV/AIDS is real. iii. Avoid going out alone if possible. iv. Try to vary the timing and your route home. Do not create a regular pattern of going and coming home as this enables an attacker to know your movements and plan an attack v. If you suspect that you are being followed, enter any busy public place such as a restaurant or library, etc and call for assistance. vi. When traveling, ensure that your valuables are close by; as a matter of fact within reach. In short, sleep with only one eye closed. vii. Dump the habit of eating from people you do not know especially when traveling. You could be drugged. viii. It is very important you seriously observe the looks and movements of the occupants of a taxi or bus before entering. Often people recount, tales of how they lost valuables to hoodlums or thrown out of a moving taxi or bus. ix. Immediately you come out of a bank, do not board any waiting motorcycle or taxi; most are known to be agents to armed robbers. x. While in the bank, make sure you do not use your residential (home) address at the back to your cheque; instead use your official address especially when cashing large sums of money. Most times armed robbers’ trial the owner home. xi. Avoid giving lifts to strange faces including uniformed security personnel. xii. It is advisable not to travel alone at night. xiii. If confronted by armed robbers, co-operate fully. Thereafter report to the nearest police station. xiv. Cooperate with bonafide security agents at checkpoints. xv. Tell somebody to whom you are going to visit; and when you are expected back. xvi. Be security conscious at all times. Think security, dream security and practice security.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 07:39:01 +0000