The Inspector-General of
Police, IGP MD Abubakar, supported by United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on
Wednesday, unveiled an electronic anti-crime campaign jingle to air on national
radio stations aimed at raising the awareness of Nigerians on how to tackle insecurity
in the country.
The campaign will
discourage young Nigerians from engaging in crime and seek public support
and participation in tackling insecurity in Nigeria. The anti-crime
sensitization campaign is part of the IGP’s innovative effort to
address the security challenges of terrorism, insurgency, kidnapping, cultism,
rape as well as human and drug trafficking currently facing the nation.
The campaign will also help in rebranding the nation and generally
educate Nigerians on how to avoid falling victim of criminal activities.
The radio jingles, which
come in both standard English and Pidgin English version, is targeted at
Nigerians from all walks of life, particularly those in the rural areas who may
not have quick access to other means of communication. The jingles are expected
to run simultaneously in several radio stations across the nation.
Speaking at the unveiling
ceremony which took place at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, Group Managing
Director, UBA Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza, expressed the bank’s delight in
partnering with the Nigeria Police on the war against crime and
criminality, noting that the anti-crime campaign would help reduce
criminal activities in the country.
“This is a wonderful
thing to do for Nigeria and we need to support the IGP and Nigeria Police in
particular in what they are doing to reduce crime in the country. It is our
belief in UBA that business would thrive when there is peace and security in
the country. This initiative will help improve national security for
every Nigerian”, he added.
Oduoza called on civil
society organizations and the general public to partner with the Nigeria
Police to fight crime stressing that creating a secured environment is
the job of everyone, and should not be left to the Nigeria Police only.
While commending UBA for
collaborating with the Police to launch sensitization campaign in the
media, the IGP also called on other private and corporate bodies to, as a
matter of corporate social responsibility, partner with the Police to
provide a safe and secured environment for economic and business
activities to thrive.
United Bank for Africa
(UBA) is Africa’s global bank with operations in 19 African countries
including Nigeria, as well as offices in New York, London and Paris providing
broad-based banking services to over seven (7) million customers. The
Group offers a bouquet of banking services and products designed to meet the
specific banking needs of its diverse multi-cultural and multi-lingual customer
base in three uniquely different continents
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