In the previous two Batches, i have stated how best you can protect yourself and others. Security is a thing that must not be term Police Job alone, IT'S MUST BE OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORT.

Before the Final batch is rolled out, i would like to say few things more to ensure your safety and that of others.

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¤ KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURS: Your must strive to know not only the person living in your house but in your environment. Find out their means of livelihood as every strange face must be probed.

¤ OBSERVE what your neighbour normally brings home or what he normally moves away in the early morning hours as this may be dangerous to the safety of all.

¤ Landlords should conduct background checks on all their prospective tenants. They should equally create avenues for meeting with their tenants from time to time.

¤ Community leaders, working in conjuction with the local Police, are encouraged to form neighbourhood associations and periodically meet to appraise security situation in their areas.

¤ Do not keep any object that will aid criminals to have easy access to your premises, e.g Ladder beside the wall.

¤ Owners of uncompleted buildings must clear them of undesirable persons or request the assistance of security agencies to do so where neccessary.

¤ Park owners, garage operators and operators of shopping malls must ensure that they thoroughly SCAN, SEARCH and take stock of all vehicles parked within and around the premises of such public places.

¤ Hotel and Hospitality industries should always screen their guests and lodgers properly and ensure that they obtain accurate details of all guests.

¤ Corporate citizens, high-end commercial and residential establishment, institutions, mega churches/mosques and individuals with valuable assests, including hotel and park owners are ENCOURAGED TO INSTALL CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISIONS(CCTV) and other surveillance systems strategically on their premises to help in monitoring and capturing criminal activities.

¤ Draw the attention of the Police or other security agencies to vehicles parked or abandoned by unknown persons.

¤ Empty containers, gas cylinders, dustbins and other receptacles not in use must be properly disposed of or kept away from the reach of unauthorised persons.

¤ Do not allow unknown persons to drop or abadon bags, barrows(either used in selling fruits,beans or onions), or trolley, articles of, cartons or any wrapped or sealed containers around your premises.

¤ Legitimate sellers of chemicals such as fertilizer, ammonium products, acid, etc should be wary of persons they sell such products to. All suspicious orders should be immediately reported to the security agencies.

¤ Always check your sorroundings for suspicious, unexplained and dangerous objects, and immediately inform the Police where any of such object is found.

¤ Never accept to take possession of or watch over any bag or object kept by unknown person(s).

¤ Be VIGILANT AT PUBLIC PLACES as objects such as bombs can be kept by unscrupulous persons in unattended bags, packages, containers, cars etc.

** ALWAYS REPORT SUSPICIOUS PERSONS OR MOVEMENT TO THE POLICE OR OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES THROUGH AVAILABLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.

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