Tips on how to be street smart

We have to be street smart in Lagos Nigeria, either from experience or where you grew up; by experience, I mean becoming a victim of an incident such as having your phone stolen or forcefully taken or individuals violently collecting monies from your pocket, or strangers pressuring you to pay for their food, or buying an electrical gadget and discovering some other thing inside when you unwrapped it when you got home, and as a result of what had transpired, you became street smart because you don't what that to repeat itself again.

Where we grew up definitely shape us to be street smart also, imagine growing up in big places and where some illegal activities are been carried out or where there's always fight occuring constantly with time you will definitely be street smart just to avoid being bullied by the ones around....I'd want to discuss some street smart strategies with you to help you survive in huge cities like Lagos, Nigeria. I had to choose Lagos as my reference because it's where I reside and being street smart is essential for survival in this big city

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These are some street tips

1. When you find yourself on a street and it looks uncomfortable, attempt to maintain a confident body language. I'd say an angry appearance, but that would be too violent.... You portray yourself as an easy target if you don't appear confident, and most importantly you should never exhibit signs of being lost in a community that looks rugged, you're most likely to be robbed in such situation.

2. When you hear gunshots or see people running around for their life and you live close by, go into your apartment because when the cops arrive, they will pick up anyone they see, and you could be charged with a crime you did not commit..

3. If you're walking through a difficult community with trees, abandoned or uncompleted buildings, and parked vehicles on the side of the road, make sure to take the central route rather than the side because you'll be making yourself an easy target for anyone looking to harm or steal from you. If you can't walk along the center of the road, make sure you're as far away as possible from possible hiding spots for such dangerous persons.

4. If you live in a ghetto, never take your expensive gadget with you when you know that you are most likely not to use it because you might not discover it's missing until you come home and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it because you don't even know where it got stolen.

5. Avoid withdrawing large sums of money from an automated teller machine because this alone will attract a large number of criminals willing to take any risk to rob you of that money. When you know your environment is not safe and you need to withdraw large sum of money, you can just go into the bank to do that.

6. Always confirm the license plate of the Uber and most importantly the face of the driver, make sure it is the same person that is showing on the app also because the rate at which kidnapping is occuring nowadays is very scary.. and if it's possible ensure that you share your ride with one of your friends or family Incase you don't get to come home early, they can confirm where you are at that moment.

7. There is never any guilt in fleeing a fight because you may be sparing yourself from more serious difficulties such as being beaten up by your opposing party or violent criminals ( gang members) of your opponent and You'll undoubtedly go to jail if you accidentally knock your opponent unconscious and he or she dies as a result of it.... And also you may possibly be unaware of the weapon that the other person is concealing from you., so don't try fighting anytime you see the opportunity to fight.

8. When you come across people involving themselves in illegal or prohibited activities, don't stare at them since you'll draw their attention to yourself and you might not like what will happens to you.

When you're in a type of scenario where you need to safeguard yourself, keep in mind that your elbow is your deadliest weapon on your body. Stay away from people who have nothing to lose and people who have everything to lose.

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