Personal Security Tips for Yuletide

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As the spirit of Yuletide becomes more evident, Damilola Ademodi provides some important personal security measures to help protect families during the season. Here are a few tips:

1. Avoid rude and drunken drivers
   
    Make sure whoever is driving you to wherever you’re going isn’t drunk and can clearly handle the driving wheels. This is very important particularly if you are traveling on commercial vehicles as many of these drivers lack self - discipline. So proper observation is very important before hopping into any car or bus you find either at the park or by the roadside.
   
   
2. Don’t use an ATM machine after 10:30 pm:
   
   This can’t be stressed enough, criminals have been hijacking money from victims at the ATM machine during the night. To keep yourself safe, it’s advisable you keep whatever you want to do at the machine till the next morning. Going to the Atm in a desolated area can bring about undesirable consequences, so watchout.
   
   
3. Don’t travel by road after 8pm:
   
   The case of abduction and kidnapping is also a thing in Nigeria. Traveling after 8 pm is not an encouraging thing to do currently in the country. Because the roads won’t only be dark, but also silent. Help might not be available when necessary, in cases like robbery or accident or just anything that might threaten one’s peace on the road. Traveling during the day is better.
   
   
4. Don’t share sensitive information on social media platforms:
   
   Be careful with what you share on your social media account. Sharing sensitive information about yourself or family can attract criminals and the people you don’t want into your life or home. In this age where information is crucial, it’d be wise not to put everything that’s happening in your life or your kids’ or partner’s life on social media platforms.
   
   
5. Be careful when helping strangers with a lift:
   
   Anytime you decide to give a random person a lift in your car, be observant of where they’re heading to. Helping random strangers at times can be consequential. Always make sure to scrutinize their request and locations and make sure they won’t in any way implicate or harm you before you consent to help them.
   
   
6. Maintain a good relationship with your neighbors:
   
   Always maintain a good relationship with your neighbors in your apartment and neighborhood. It’s good to be in accord with your neighbors because they’re like the closest family you can have in your area. They can assist you during emergency periods and can watch your back when you’re not around.
   
   
7. Don’t walk alone in shady areas at night:
   
   Avoid walking in dark and dry areas at night. No one can tell what dangers might be lurking around there. The safe thing to do is to move where there’s light and people.
   
   
8. Don’t text and walk:
   
   When walking on the road either during the day or night, always keep your phone in your pocket. If you have anything important to do on your phone, wait till you move to a more secure location before doing it. Text walking has cost so many lives in the country. Your phone might get snatched away from you if you don’t pay attention to your environment as well.

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