HOW TO ENSURE CHILD SAFETY AT SCHOOL OR AT HOME IN NIGERIA

The high incidence rate of kidnapping in nigeria especially the Niger Delta area has caused great concern for the nigerian government and population at large.
children of oil workers politicians and well to do people in the society have been targeted for ransom money averaging 6 million naira per child.
parents are naturally advised to take extra precautionary measures to prevent falling victim to these crimes.
explain in the childrens' understanding the present dispensation and why they should be careful and vigilant.teach them emergency an home phone numbers.
be certain of the caliber of the domestic staff.drivers,chefs and househelps should be scrutinized properly before being entrusted with the care of the children.
all schools should adopt policies whereby only a specified person can pick the child from school.any change should be made known to the school in person and not by GSM calls.
drivers should go directly from school to the home and not go on other errands or messages during the school run.
at home children should be made to understand not to talk to strange characters as well as wandering away from the immediate vicinity of the home.suspicious characters should be reported to the nearest adult.
finally the children should be taught to return home at the sign of any danger or commotion instead of staring.