Crime Fighters TV To Host Children's Day Lecture

Crime Fighters-The Police And You, Nigeria’s premiere and leading television programme on security, is organizing a special lecture programme for students in Lagos to mark children’s day on Monday 27^th May, 2013 at the Civic Centre Victoria Island by 12 Noon.

According to Chief  (Mrs.) Aisha Tosan Agberebi EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – CRIME FIGHTERS-THE POLICE AND YOU,the Theme of the lecture is Security  Awareness Among Children and  key note address is to be delivered by the Executive Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN).

The objective of the programme is to promote security awareness among children and to address the growing trend of criminal acts across the world, where young people are  radicalized and manipulated into committing acts of terror.  The overriding goal is to educate our children on security and crime and prevent them from being brainwashed or mislead into criminal activities.

Guest speakers and lecturers at the event includes Commissioner of Police – Lagos State, Mr. Umar Manko,  Mr. Kerry L. Brooks, Special Agent – United States of America Embassy in Nigeria, Professor Omololu Soyombo, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences University of Lagos, Dr. (Mrs.) Gloria Egbuji  (Expert on victimology), Representative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and Mr. David Adegboye, Banker and Motivational Speaker.

The speakers will address subjects such as the General Trend of Crime in Nigeria, Social Media, Cyber Crime, Psychology of crime, impact of crime on victims and survival tips for young people.

This event is an attempt to help combat the rising wave of crime in the country, particularly terrorism, kidnapping and other forms of violent crime.  The objective is to capture the hearts and minds of our young people and steer them away from the path of criminality and self-destruction.

This is in consonance with the mission and vision of Crime Fighters-The Police And You, a television programme that has remained committed to promoting security consciousness around the country in the last 13 years.

Students are expected from both private and public schools in Lagos. 

Thank you for coming gentlemen of the press.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.