What to do in an armed robbery situation
In this article we will guide you on what to do in an armed robbery situation and also tips on how to avoid being robbed at home. it includes thing or actions to take when ever you encounter a robbery at home, and what to do to avoid being robbed at home.
I hope they're useful to you and can help save a life.
NOTE: Robbers typically launch their attacks from the backdoor (normally kitchen doors) because they are usually not fortified.
- Get good doors for your kitchen.
- Use crossbars at the back or "burglarproof" behind the doors inside the house.
- If you have keys to the burglarproof, never leave them inside the lock.
- Where possible, use a padlock in addition to the keys.
The purpose is to make it as difficult as possible for the robbers to enter into the house and to buy you time to call somebody for help.
1. When you hear breakings on your doors, please do not try to be heroic by pushing back or applying force to the door. (they may pull the trigger towards you through the doors), or putting obstacles like freezers or furniture behind it (they might get more angry and when they are able to make their way through, they are more likely to be violent, resulting to them beating you up or even worse(leaving you dead)
2. For the ladies: If you are the type that sleeps without clothes or wears mini clothing to sleep, dress up as soon as you hear an unfamiliar bang on the door. And please try not to stay in your nighties or wrappers, wear trousers and an ugly top.
3. If you dialed the number of a family member, friends or any emergency line on the phone for help, try as much as possible to keep the phone at a certain distance away from you so as to avoid being noticed or suspected that you've done so.
4. Go to your main power switch and disconnect or turn off the electricity supply from there, here by causing a total black(darkness) out in the building. (This techniques puts the robbers in fear and it disorients them, here by causing them to run away most times).
Note: This techniques works only at night.
5. If you have a gun, registered or not, use it but only if you're sure you know how to use it and if u truly know you will do damages with it. This isn't the time for warning shots! Killing an intruder on your premises is (self defence and property is a legitimate legal defence). Same goes for the use of any other weapon for example. knives, Stick.
6. Make sure to give the robbers everything they want within the building, (both inside and outside) Don't refuse or hide anything from them.
And most importantly, Don't display any heroic act and don't ever think about negotiating with them.
7. Don't look at them directly. Avoid direct eye contact with them (or don't let them see you doing so). This is what gets most people or robbery victims killed. If you know any of them don't show any signs of recognition and don't mention the person's name. However try to capture and memorise whatever features you can to help with identification and investigation. Features like tattoos,
Most importantly observe very clearly and try to remember objects they came in contact with, whether in the kitchen, sitting room, dinning, master's room etc.
And also when ever they finally leave your house do not go after them.
8. Be your neighbour's keeper and if you hear any break in or unfamiliar sound at their house, call the police or any emergency line for assistance.
Note: When ever a robbery is going in your compound, make sure every inner light is off, do not put on any light in your room. But turn on the outside lights to avoid being sighted by the robbers.
Info: This techniques works mostly at night
9. A well skilled or professional Robber can also make use your tap, pumping machines or generating sets outside to lure you into coming outside by either turning the set on or off as the case may be.
Their main aim is making you come outside and once you are outside, they will get a hold of you and use you as a pass means into enter the house. So don't always be quick to come out when such appliances went on or off. Or when ever u hear a strange noise from any of your set outside the main building or house.
10. Another new method is them putting up quarrel's, argument or dispute among themselves making you to come out thinking its a quarrel between a friendly neighbour and another, and once you are out you will become the target.
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