Travelling alone can be scary sometimes especially for women because of issues related to sexual harassment. Safety issue is cogent and more sensitive when it concerns women.
Such worries come from the belief that being alone can make them targets of some unscrupulous persons.
Also, a security expert, Mr Pedro Ayandokun, said for a woman to travel safe, she must ask questions about the area she’s visiting. Agbamu said, “Whoever is travelling, either a man or a woman, must be security conscious and know the security situation of the place they are going to. They need to know whether it is a place where people can move at night or restricted to a particular period of time. Also, when you are about to leave home, ask questions about the place you are going to.”Ayandokun advised that it would be wise to communicate one’s itinerary with one’s host.
He added, “Once you contact the person you are going to meet, send the details of the vehicle you are in to the person. If you are travelling by air, send details of your flight to the person and let him or her confirm that they will be available to pick you up at the bus stop, train station or airport. It is the most secure way. Give your host the vehicle number and mobile of the firm that owns the vehicle. Open communication with the person you are going to meet.
He said, “When you are travelling, plan not to walk alone even though you are travelling alone. When you get to a new place, don’t walk alone, and don’t walk in lonely places. When you get to a new place, try not to move around at odd hours and if you must, move in groups. When you get to a new place, find out the places vulnerable to attacks. If you must go to those areas because of work, make an arrangement to get a trusted escort that can help you when you get there.
Agbamu said woman should carry self-defence object like pepper spray in their bags to defend themselves in case of attacks in a danger zone.
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