Security Tips for Surviving & Staying Safe In Nigeria

1. Do not offer a lift to anybody at night for any reason whatsoever. You may be fallen into a trap. If you must be extra careful.

2. If you were robbed and any of your property is taken away by the robbers, you should report the incidence within minutes, because if the robbers are caught and your property is found with them, without your report at The Police Station recorded, you will be deemed to be part of the robbers and may be charged and prosecuted as an Accomplice!

3. Do not buy used phones or laptops, except you are buying from a known friend and you have ascertained that he was the previous User, as it could be a product of theft, armed robbery or kidnapping, if so and you are arrested, you will be dealing with a case of armed robbery or kidnapping. Also do not buy vehicles from vendors, until you check the registration details at the National Vehicles Registration Database to know the actual owners, or you ascertain that the Customs Papers are genuine, it could be stolen, robbed vehicles or a product of a kidnapping operation.

4. Do not leave Credit Alerts on your phone. Delete them immediately, it could make a of kidnapping in some circumstances or an easy way for fraudsters to empty your account.

5. Do not disclose your location online, it could make you an easy target for assailants.

6. Do not give anybody, no matter how close, your phone or sim to make calls or allow people to put their sims in your phone to make calls, instead offer them airtime or your battery. If the person is wanted for a crime, you could be a soft target for the Police to get to the person.

7. Do not respond to strange persons, telling you about NNPC Contract, PHCN Contract, or errors in your accounts, they are fraudsters.

8. Do not ever stay in the midst of a mob, if anybody dies from the mob action and you are apprehended at the scene, you will become a Murder Suspect!

9. Always watch your rear through your side or inner mirror while driving to ascertain if you are being trailed, if yes, drive to the nearest Police Station.

10. When flagged down by security agencies, be calm, polite and communicate with them in good English. It helps. If at night put on your inner lights before you approach them, it shows you have nothing to hide.

11. Ensure that you do not Leave Valuables in Your Car when parked in a Public Car Park-: If you leave valuables like cameras, smart phones and laptop, and others in your car when parked in a public car park, you just may be inviting people to break into your car. Please ensure that you valuables are kept in your booth when you park your car in a public facility.

12. Do not use ATMs at remote places at night, you could be robbed or kidnapped.
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Ensure that a Valid ID is always with you-: Do not leave your house without a valid ID if you live in Nigeria; it is your valid ID that will save you if there is a police raid.


14. Do not give testimonies in church or at an occasion with details of you making money or acquiring priced assets, you may acquire a kidnapping value, the Church is a mixed crowd and venue of an event is not a safe place.

15. Always keep your outside light on and the light inside off at home when sleeping. It confuses robbers and other assailants.

16. Install CCTV Cameras in Your Home and Office-: You can talk to security companies to help you install CCTV cameras in your home and office. This will it help you monitor activities within your facility.

17. Be Careful of What You Say in the Phone when you are in Public-: It is important not to attend to business calls in the public; you can mistakenly pass vital information to criminals when you do so.

18 . Having exotic dogs like Alsatians, Rottweilers, etc, not local dogs easily wades off criminals and alert you on the communication Assailants.


19. Keep Limited Cash with You-: Ensure that you keep limited cash with you at all times, as it is a way of avoiding robbers from attacking you.

20.  When Driving at Night, Ensure That Your Car Glasses are all Windup-: Never wind down your car glasses at night when driving in Nigeria; you can be attacked by street urchins.

21. Always have enough credit/airtime on your phone before sleeping, never sleep without airtime on your phone and you must have the Police Control number of your state.

A girl that was seen naked and appeared mentally challenged was seen in Lagos today.
She has a new weavon and tattoos

Her name is still yet to be unknown as she has no identification cards on her 

Please we should be careful as the world is full of evil and we are in Ember month