COOU Holds Workshop to Enhance Security, Curtail Emergencies And Combat Cultism

0:14 No one is exempt to security agencies. All relevant agencies including the Nigerian police force and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency must intensify intelligent gathering and the surveillance around campuses. Dismantle recruitment networks and supply chain of EDC drugs. Ensure visible enforcement and the switch response to threats. partner with the university for continuous security audit. The university authority the institution must move beyond policy

0:59 to active enforcement. Establish a formal anti- autism drug monitoring task force. Introduce compulsory orientation programs on the dangers of autism and the drug abuse. Enforce strict discipline measures without compromise. provide counseling and rehabilitation pathway for affected student to speak on community responsibility reporting a threat to law enforcement isn't just a paperwork. It's about stopping the harm and protecting both your very self and the weather society before it get escalated.

1:47 My other name that it is very key that you report any threat from any quarters to law enforcement before it gets out of hand because a thread we feel it's not important might global into a very large situation that you cannot can handle as a person imperative of reporting trade to law enforcement. Number one, prevention and public safety. A trade you think is empty can escalate

2:32 fast and law enforcement can has a duty to investigate whether it is credible or not. That's what I was saying that you never can tell. If somebody tells you that look tomorrow a particular place will be overrun. You have a duty to to report that to law enforcement. It is the duty of the law enforcement agency to investigate and find out whether or not it is true that such an event might take place. And in doing that never can know how many people you can serve in the process of making that report. When are taken seriously or investigated,

3:19 he said a sinner that this behavior has consequences like I've said if a report of drug addiction is reported and then police takes active part or maybe police arrest the corporate and probably send them to court and they get conviction. any other person that sees it might take precaution. If you don't report on something happen, you could face liability in some situation especially if you had a duty to do so for others to understand the impact of accident otherwise what we call we call preer to call them crashes.

4:07 We call them crashes because these are avoidable uh phenomenon issues that happen which we know we can orally avoid. That's why we choose to call them crashes. By way of in my in Russion, you all know that lives have been lost. We lose lives on the highways. And when crashes have happened, some persons who are who are fortunate not to die may end up having scars. Some will have loss of me memories.

4:53 Some will lose valuables, properties and other essentials. These crashes don't just happen. There are caused by people who use this road. Everybody has a role to play. The driver, the the the governments, the law enforcers, the passengers and others. So we have roles to place so that we'll be able to um uh reduce crashes which may lead to deaths which may lead to injuries. It is on record that over 85% of crashes

5:42 we've recorded in the past are attributed to speeding because we place uh premium on this because once you are able to contain your speed even if there is danger you'll be able to manage that vehicle and that's why we we keep on reaching out to people. Even you as students who are here drive have roles to play as you are being conveyed in a vehicle. You have rights to your own life to speak out so that someone will not kill you and I pray that you will not be killed.

6:28 The mistakes could could come in maybe for forgetfulness. That's that's the errors I ear mention mentioned over speeding or speeding it is a human error and instead of focusing focusing solely on changing drivers behavior the safe system approach builds layers of protection so that mistake doesn't result to a to a fatality in case of crime that almost that happen almost every time if If it happens, next if not little crash. That's what the safe uh system approach talks about. >> In my line of work,

7:14 I have seen too many dark persons who never made it to that stage. [clears throat] Instead of graduation, God, they wore a body bags instead of certificate. Their parents received a police report. I didn't come here today to arrest you. I came here to rescue your future. They told you courtism is about brotherhood. But I've ever seen a brotherhood a brother shoot another over and color.

8:01 They promised you protection, but how can a group protect you when it's very existence makes you a target for the police? Rival gangs an early grave in the force. We call cism the great deceiver. It gives you 5 minutes of fake power. in exchange for 50 years of real life in Anra state. The law has involved under the anticortism law of 2024.

8:47 The grace period is over. We aren't just looking for those with guns. We are looking for those who provide roots. those who share the flyers and those who fly the colors to the law. You are either a student or a criminal. You cannot be both. Peaceful graduation is not an accident. It is a deliberate strategy or did your circle. Know your friends. Tell me your friends and I will do what? >> Good. Use the police as an ally through

9:34 the police campaign against copies and other vices. I want you to visualize your graduation day. Imagine your mother in her finest rapper. Your father beaming with pride as you toss your cap into the air. That moment is a sacred contract between you and those who sacrifice to send you here. True progress can only flourish in an atmosphere of safety, order and responsibility. Safety culture refers to the attitudes, values, beliefs and actions that make

10:24 people place importance on protecting lives and preventing harm. It is it is seen when people follow safety procedures, respect human life, avoid unnecessary risks, prepare for emergencies, take responsibility for others, and report dangers before harm occurs. Safety culture means doing what is right before something goes wrong. Across the world, developed institutions and successful nations treat safety as a priority. For example, universities with emergency

11:09 response systems, industries with strict safety procedures, airports with detailed safety protocols, hospitals with rapid emergency plan, workplaces where prevention is part of daily operations. These examples show that no society can achieve sustainable development while neglecting safety. A university or a campus is more than just a place for academic activities. It's a community like any other environment. First student must understand that security is everyone's responsibility.

11:56 How can we achieve that? It is not solely the duty of the campus security or the head of this newly created unit to ensure that things are going the way it's supposed to be in the school for you to learn. We must ensure that we contribute our own ker. How can we do that? >> [clears throat] >> Whatever you see, don't keep quiet. Mention it. One of the rules that is most important for student to play is be very very observant. I want to set an example. We are like 1

12:42 hour or 2 hours in this place. But if I ask somebody that look behind you now, how many people are sitting? I don't think if I can get 10 people that will answer this question. So you need to be very observant close environment. Then another important role that student must play is that timely and responsible reporting of incidents. It can be fire outbreak. It can be quaring between two students. It can be any irregular activities that will hinder or activate any violence that will render any activities in the school. That is not today. We are in

13:28 digital world. Another role that students supposed to play is that cyber awareness and online conduct very very important. Most of our life now we depend on this digital gadget. Okay. How do we use them? Are we using them responsibly or we are abusing them? It's only sleep that make us to go away from those devices. What is security? Security can be said to mean absence of threat or protection of life and properties. Can we achieve 100% security in a society?

14:14 And then the answer is capital. So there are prevalent crimes which we have identified in the university and they include one cism. We have the issue of theft and burglary violent crimes, [clears throat] killings, rape, violent interference by mass especially during the galka festival and other festivals within and around the university environment. then exam my practices. Of course the penalty for exam my practice may be rustification or you'll be asked to uh withdraw for one or two years and when such happens the lecturer that caught you during that exam practice is at risk. So that's why we classify as one of the crimes I mean

14:59 prevalent in the university. Then we have advanced free feud which is Yahoo Yahoo as well as abs also tried to identify some black spots. Then we have a place called the downtown. I don't know if that place still exists but it's a residential area. It's a meeting point for axmen [clears throat] and then we have to go we have the the fighting for fraternity that used to be a safe haven for those criminal elements. Emergencies do not send invitations. They happen in host, in lecture hall, market and on our roads. And when they do, your first response can be the difference between life and death. What

15:46 is emergency? An emergency is any sudden unexpected situation that poses an imminent threat to life, property, health or the environment. and they requires audit action. There are key characteristics of emergency. One, suddeness. Emergency does not give per warning especially fire, collapse and gas explosion. Two, emergency constitute threat to life. They constute dangers to people, property or oppressions. Emergency requires urgency. Normal procedures cannot handle it. Therefore, you must act now.

16:31 The types of emergency you may face on campus are categorized into one fire. We can have fire incident in the host due to hostical force, lab chemical or bush burning. We can also have medical emergency in the campus like stampede, asthmatic attack, snake bite, food poisoning. We can also have security emergency in the school like call clashes, armed robbery, kidnapping attempt, protest violence. We can also have a national emergency, natural emergency in the campus like during collapse, flooding and windstorm. We can also have infrastructure emergency like gas leakage, structural failure or power surge. And finally public health

17:19 emergency can come in the campus like disease outbreak contamination of water source etc. And when these things happen what are we expected to do? We follow to a forest cycle and one of them is what mitigation and prevention. We prefer to reduce the chances of emergency happening than allowing it to happen. Example as a student you know that when you overload their sockets in their hosted then why do that? And that is why we always preach prevention is better than their cure. You can also report to the approval authority if you notice any exposed wire on your route to school. The second point is preparedness. Get ready before it happens. Know your hosted exit. I think one of the

18:05 lecturers say something about that. Knowing your environment, set emergency numbers and also attend gra if called. The third one is response. Actions during emergency to save lives are called response. When emergency happen, the first thing to do is to evacuate, call for help and apply fid if you are trained. And the final one is recovery. After the emergency, we go back to recovery. That is returning to normal life. After you can equally engage in the services of counseling, rebuilding and learning lessons safety as the state of being protected from harm, danger, risk or illus, it is

18:54 now our collective efforts or duties to protect and be secure from harm. In the path of emergency after putting all the preventive me measures on the ground information must be free and accessible to enable the involvement of the police whose parliament duties is to save lives and properties to assist and control the emergencies and other security balances during for your outstanding dedication and

19:41 selfless service to our community. Your efforts inspire us all this 28th day of April 2026. Congratulations >> [music] >> Give me [singing] [music] my [music] know