The Enugu State command of the Nigeria Police has advised members of the public to be law abiding, security conscious and also partner with the state police command as well as other relevant sister security agencies in the state in order to make their neighbourhood, environment, community and the entire state safe and secured.
The command to this end has given out distress call lines to be used by the members of the public on event of any distress in their neighbourhood as follows: 08032003702, 08075390882 and 08086671202.The command also appealed for the judicious use of the numbers given so that the command can serve them better.
According to the command, there is that need for members of the public to observe the following security tips as follows: Know your Neighbours. You must strive to know not only the person living in your house but in your surrounding environment, find out their means of livelihood as every strange face must be probed. You must observe what your neighbour normally brings home at night 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.
Landlord should equally create avenues for meeting with their tenants from time to time. Community leaders working in conjunction with the local police are encouraged to form neighbourhood associations and periodically meet to appraise security situation in their area. Avoid keeping 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 necessary.
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. Hotels 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 establishments, institutions, mega churches/mosques and individuals with valuable assets, including hotel and park owners are encouraged to install close circuit Televisions (CCTV) and other surveillance systems strategically on their premises to help in monitoring and capturing criminal activities. Above all, members of the public are encouraged to always draw the attention of the police or other security agencies to vehicles parked or abandoned by unknown persons.
Always check your surroundings for suspicious, unexplained and dangerous objects, and immediately inform the police where any such object is found. Never accept to take possession of or watch over any bag or object kept by unknown person or persons. Be vigilant at public places as bombs can be kept by unscrupulous persons in unattended bags, packages, containers, cars, etc. The command further advised that members of the public should report suspicious persons or movements within their neighbourhood to the police or other security agencies through available means of communication.
