…Programmes holds Nov. 11th – 28th
The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) is partnering with the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) as official media partner, to host the 2025 edition of the Nigerian Children National Crime Awareness Month.
According to a statement signed by POCACOV National Director, Citizens Engagement, Olafemi George and made available to the National President of NAOSNP Mayor Oki O. Samson, the month-long event scheduled to kick off on November 11 is themed “We are the Children of Nigeria — Our Lives Matter”, and is expected to run through the 28th with education oriented and Awareness activities lined up to give the children of Nigeria a solid voice in the scheme of affairs.
Narrating the rationale behind the Awareness Month, the statement noted that “There are moments in history when a nation must pause, look into the eyes of its children, and decide what kind of future it wants to protect. For Nigeria, that moment has come.
“Across our communities, schools, and homes, the quiet cry of our children grows louder each day — a plea to be seen, to be heard, and to be saved from the rising shadows of crime, drug abuse, cultism, and moral decay.
“This November, under the theme “Our Lives Matter,” Nigerian children will stand — not as spectators, but as voices of hope — to lead the first-ever National Children Crime Awareness Month. This movement is not a ceremony; it is a national rebirth; and for the first time in our history, the official flag-off will be conducted by Nigerian children themselves, from classrooms and school grounds across all 36 states of the federation. Each child will rise and declare to the nation and the world: “We are the children of Nigeria — our lives matter.” This is not just a campaign. It is a cry for redemption, a call to conscience.”
Acknowledging the frontline afforts NAOSNP has played in the safety and security of the Nigerian public, the statement stressed that “your Association has always stood as the conscience of our nation. Today, we ask you to once again stand on the side of truth and legacy and give these children a voice and a face through your platform as our Official Media Support Partner.
“Your partnership will amplify this unprecedented movement and remind the world that Nigeria has not lost her future — that her sons and daughters still believe in peace, in God, and in the power of collective goodness.”
The statement further informed of the activities lined up for the period as follows:
November 11 – National Prayer and Flag-off by all Nigerian Children in their respecive Schools.
November 12 – 2-Km National Awareness Walk by all Nigerian children in their school uniforms.
November 17 – National Letter-Writing Day by Nigerian children, theme: ‘Letter To The President’.
November 20 – National Drawing Day by Nigerian children, theme: ‘Face of Motherhood’.
November 28 – Showing of the National Crime Awareness official Film across all Schools in Nigeria.
POCACOV and NAOSNP has maintained a healthy relationship in the fight against crime and criminality, and this opportunity is another platform to further serve the Nigerian National interest.