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LESSON NOTE
EDUCATOR’S NAME:

SUBJECT: SECURITY – EDUCATIO N

 CLASS: BASIC 9 / GRADE 9 / J.S.S. 3

TERM: SECOND TERM (2ND TERM )

SESSION:
SUBJECT: SECURITY – EDUCATION CLASS: JSS 3

SCHEME OF WORK 2ND TERM LESSON NOTE

WEEK ONE TO WEEK TWELVE

SCHEME OF WORK

WEEKS TOPICS LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson the

students should be able to:
1 REVISION Resumption test
2 Crimes and national security Meaning, examples, causes and effects
3 Crime and national security Meaning of pipeline vandalisation , examples, causes, effects and
prevention
4 Crimes and national security meaning, advantages / benefits and disadvantages
5 Crimes that affects national Meaning, examples, causes, effects and prevention
security – illegal bunkering
6 Crimes that affects national Meaning, causes or reasons, effects, prevention, punishment
security- drug trafficking
7 MID TERM BREAK Mid-term Test
8 Crimes that affects national Meaning , examples, reasons why people engage in human
security- human trafficking trafficking , effects and punishment
9 Crimes that affects national Meaning , examples, causes , effects , preventions
security – Arson/Kidnapping
10 Crimes that affects national Meaning , examples, causes, effects , prevention
security- insurgency and
terrorism
11 Revision Revision
12 Examination Examination
WEEK: ONE
TOPIC: REVISION OF LAST TERM’S WORK/ WELCOME TEST
WEEK: 2–3 DAY: SUBJECT:
DATE: TOPIC:
SUBTOPIC: PERIODS: DURATIONS:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to

 Meaning of National security

 Agencies of National Security
 Role of citizens in promoting national security
 Consequences of poor security

KEY VOCABULARY WORDS:

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
CONTENT: NATIONAL SECURITY AND CRIME
Meaning of National Security
National Security can be defined as the structures and processes put in place by a government to
protect the country and its citizens from either external or internal attacks.
The efforts put in place by the security agencies to prevent or stop internal or external attacks
constitutes a national security.
Security means safety; to keep from danger or harm , to hide from destruction, to protect from
thieves etc.
Security agencies in Nigeria
Agencies of National Security
Because if the various activities of criminals and evil people in the country, the Federal Government
has established some agencies to take charge of the security and check perpetrators of evil acts.
These agencies are:
1. Nigeria Immigration Service: Nigeria Immigration Service issues the standard Nigerian
Passports. It controls the movement of people across the national borders. It also checks
illegal migration in and out of the country.
2. Nigeria Police: The Nigeria police are charged with the responsibilities of
arresting,prosecutes offenders and criminals.
3. Nigerian Customs: The custom check cross-border smuggling, supervise imports and
exports and generate revenue for the government by collecting customs and excise duties.
4. Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC): The NSCDC assists the police in
community policing, they arrest offenders and assist in prosecuting them.
5. Nigerian Armed Forces: This comprises of Army, soldiers, Nigerian Navy, they work together
to ensure peace and harmony in the country.
6. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (NDLEA): The NDLEA is responsible for
searching and arrest carriers and users of dangerous drugs.
Consequences of Poor security
 Abuse of the rule of law
 Slow developmental growth
 A state of Anarchy
 A sharp decline in productivity
 Inter-tribal wars may arise
 Fear, anxiety, unhappiness and confusion will arise
Roles of Citizens in National Security
 Citizens must keep to law and order
  All citizens must be patriotic
 Every citizens must be vigilance
 They must be ready to provide necessary information to the security agencies when the need
arise
National security could mean any defense arrangement or plan by a nation which is good enough to
successfully resist hostile or destructive action within or outside a country.
EFFECTS OF CRIMES ON SECURITY
The following are some of the effects of crimes on national security
1. More funds is spent on security rather than development
2. Heavy spending on ammunition makes the economy to suffer
3. Fear of insecurity increases
4. Foreign investors become apprehensive and may leave the country
5. Proliferation of ammunition in the society
6. Curbing crimes that affects national security
7. Security agents must be patriotic
8. Government should procure necessary ammunition to fight all forms of crimes
9. Non-interference in criminal cases by the executive
Presentation: The topic is presented step by step
Step 1: The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2. He introduces the new topic
Step 3: The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when
the needs arise
Evaluation :
1. What do you understand by national security?
2. Mention five crimes that affects national security

PIPELINE VANDALISATION
This is an unpatriotic act of willfully destroying pipes that carry petroleum products.it brings
unnecessary hardship on the nation as these products become scarce and expensive, it also leads
to water pollution and destruction of farmlands used for agriculture purposes.
Causes of pipeline vandalisation
1. Grievance with government
2. Get rich quick syndrome’
3. Lack of patriotism for the nation
Effects of pipeline vandalism
1. Loss of life
2. Loss of revenue by government
3. Insufficient funds for government projects
4. Suffering and hardship
5. Scarcity of petroleum products
6. Fire incidents
7. Oil spillage
Prevention of pipeline vandalism
1. Government should dialogue with Niger delta leader,
2. More security measure should be put in place to protect the pipelines
3. Urgent steps should be taken to bring visible development of oil producing areas
CLASSWORK
1. What is pipeline vandalisation
 2. What are the causes of pipeline vandalisation
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, the students should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and
psychomotor) and should be able to –
1. Identify common crimes.
2. State the causes of common crimes.
3. Mention the effects of common crimes.
4. Report appropriately ways of relating with security agents.
5. Explain ways of relating with security agents, school, and neighborhood authorities in crime prevention.
6. Avoid criminal behaviours.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of textbooks, charts, video clips, stickers, posters, etc.
MEANING OF CRIME
A crime is an illegal act or an offence for which a person can be punished by the government.
EXAMPLES OF CRIMES
1. Falsehood
2. Theft
3. Rape
4. Murder
5. Advance free fraud (419)
6. Sale of contaminated food
7. Dealing in fake drugs, etc.
CAUSES OF COMMON CRIMES
1. Broken homes or divorce
2. Lack of parental care or irresponsible parents
3. Drug abuse
4. Peers influence
5. Poverty
6. Easy access
7. Politics
8. Deprivation
9. Unemployment
10. Population
EFFECTS OF COMMON CRIMES
1. Disorientation
2. Confusion
3. Difficulty problem solving
4. Memory problem
5. Poor attention spans
6. Disturbed thinking
7. Blaming someone
8. Reliving the event
9. Fear/anxiety, anger and depression
10. Grief and guilt
11. Feeling helpless, isolated and desire to withdraw/hide
CRIME PREVENTION
1. Removing target.
2. Removing items that may help commit an offence.
3 Access control
4. Surveillance
5. Rule settings
6. Cooperation with security agents, school and neighbourhood authorities in crime.
PRESENTATION
To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:
1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the students some
questions;
2. Guides students to identify common crimes.
Student’s Activities – Participate in class discussion leading to identifying causes and effects of common crimes.
3. Leads students to state the causes of common crimes.
Student’s Activities – State causes of common crimes.
4. Asks students to mention the effects of common crimes.
Student’s Activities – Mention effects of common crimes.
5. Guides the students to find out more information on ways of relating with security agents, school, and
neighborhood authorities in crime prevention.
Student’s Activities – State ways of relating with security agents, school and neighborhood authorities in crime
prevention.
CONCLUSION: To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the
following week’s lesson.
LESSON EVALUATION : Students to:
1. Identify common crimes.
2. Mention the causes of common crimes.
3. State the effects of common crimes.
4. State ways of relating with security agents, school, neighborhood authorities in crime prevention.
WEEK: 4 DAY: SUBJECT:
DATE: TOPIC:
SUBTOPIC: PERIODS: DURATIONS:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to

State the advantages or benefit of crime

1.
State the disadvantages of crime
2.
Explain contentment as a way of avoiding criminal behaviour / crime
3.
State examples of crimes and characteristics of contentment
4.
KEY VOCABULARY WORDS:
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
CONTENT: CRIMES AND NATIONAL SECURITY – BENEFITS / DEMERITS

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES
Criminal behaviours are unacceptable behavior in any community. For example, stealing, fighting,
etc.
Stay away from all criminal behaviors as soon as you can. One of the ways to avoid criminal
behaviors is CONTENTMENT.
MEANING OF CONTENTMENT
Contentment is the state of being happy and satisfied with what you have.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTENTMENT AS MEANS OF AVOIDING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOURS
1. Gratitude
2. Live in the moment
3. Hard working
4. Adaptation
5. Self confidence
6. Self control
7. Free from worries and complain
8. Sleep well
9. Ask for help
10. Planing, etc.

In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term
crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition, though
statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes.

Advantages :For example

1. Delinquent youths frequently engage in crime for social benefits, such as feeling
accepted and respected by their delinquent peers.
2. They are also rewarded by personal gains that may include stolen goods, money, and
sensation seeking.

Disadvantages : After you experience a crime you may find that:

1. You feel angry, upset or experience other strong emotions.

2. Things suddenly fall apart for you.
3. You show physical symptoms.
4. You blame yourself thinking you should have done things differently.
5. You develop long-term problems such as depression or anxiety-related illness.

LESSON EVALUATION : Ask the students to:

1. Explain the term – contentment.

2. State 5 characteristics of contentment.

3. Discuss the term – contentment as an Instrument of avoiding criminal behaviours.

4. Mention merits and demerits of crime

WEEK: 5 DAY: SUBJECT:
DATE: TOPIC:
SUBTOPIC: PERIODS: DURATIONS:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to

1.Explain illegal bunkering

2.State the causes of illegal bunkering
3.State the effects of illegal bunkering
4.Explain importation of expired food and drugs, causes and effects and prevention
KEY VOCABULARY WORDS:
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

CONTENT: CRIME THAT AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY – ILLEGAL BUNKERING

ILLEGAL OF OIL BUNKERING

It is direct tapping of oil by individuals or group of individuals without government approval, in simple
words, it means stealing of petroleum products through the pipeline or any other means.

Causes of illegal oil bunkering

1. Crave for wealth

2. Unemployment
3. Economic hardship and suffering
4. Influence of friends

Effects of illegal oil bunkering

1. Drastic fall in government revenue

2. Insufficient funds to run the economy
3. Fire disasters
4. Loss of innocent lives
5. Shortage of petroleum products
6. Sale of adulterated petroleum product is encourage

Importation of expired foods and drugs

This is the act of bringing in expired products particularly foods and drugs from another country.

Some unpatriotic citizens often collude with foreigners to import expired canned food, frozen foods,
and drugs create more health problems for the citizens.

The effect of these nefarious activities is more diseases which sometimes lead to death.

Causes Importation of expired foods and drugs

1. love of money
2. Corrupt security agents
3. Porous borders,
Effects Importation of expired foods and drugs

1. Death
2. Increase in diseases and illness
3. Bad image on the nation

Prevention Importation of expired foods and drugs

1. Tight borders
2. Purging of the security agents at the borders
3. Strict check of imported goods by NAFDAC officers
4. Punishment of the offenders

CLASSWORK

1. What is illegal oil bunkering?

2. State two causes of illegal oil bunkering
3. list two effects and solutions to illegal oil bunkering

ASSIGNMENT

WEEK: 6 DAY: SUBJECT:

DATE: TOPIC:
SUBTOPIC: PERIODS: DURATIONS:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to

1.Explain drug trafficking

2.State the consequences of drug trafficking
3.State the prevention of drug trafficking
KEY VOCABULARY WORDS:
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
CONTENT: DRUG TRAFFICKING

Drug Trafficking

Drug Trafficking is the transferring, carrying of drugs especially hard drugs like heroin, cocaine and
marijuana from where they are produced to where they will be consumed.

Drug trafficking is illegal trading on harmful drugs. It involves the cultivation, manufacture,
distribution, storage, selling and consumption of substances which are prohibited by law. Drug
trafficked is dangerous; drugs like cocaine, heroin, cannabis, marijuana etc.

The drug traffickers use illegal entry points into the country. Youths who take hard drugs are
sometimes rendered useless and sometimes end up becoming mad.

Consequences of Drug Trafficking

Drug trafficking has the following consequences:
1. Bad image for the nation.
2. Imprisonment.
3. Death penalty.
Bad Image for the Country
Countries whose citizens are involved in drug trafficking are rated poorly by the international
community and are treated with contempt or suspicion in any bi-lateral relation.
Imprisonment
People caught in this act are meant to face the wrath of the law which eventually ends up in
imprisonment. Some of them on discharge, behave like abnormal human beings.
Death Penalty
Some cases of drug trafficking lead to death. In 1984, during the military regime of General
Muhammadu Buhari, the death penalty was imposed on drug traffickers upon conviction.
Ways of Preventing Drug Trafficking
Drug trafficking can be prevented through the following measures:
1. Education
2. Alleviation of poverty
3. Legislation/Punishment
4. International Cooperation
5. Employment
6. Social security
7. Anti-Drug Agencies
Education
The citizens should be sensitized, particularly the youth, on why there is legislation that forbids drug
trafficking and the bitter consequences of such action.

It is an illegal transfer of hard drugs from one place to another. Drug trafficking is the term used to
describe the production, distribution and sale of illegal drugs. In the United States, such drugs
include cocaine, heroin, PCP, LSD, methamphetamines and marijuana

Penalties for trafficking may vary, but in most places penalties are intended to be severe enough to
discourage individuals from engaging in selling drugs.

Drug trafficking is a major source of crime worldwide. Not only is there physical danger inherent in
the use of illegal drugs, but drug smuggling is also frequently accompanied by other crimes such as
murder, kidnapping, prostitution and assault. Authorities work full time all over the world to prevent
the use and sale of illegal drugs, as both represent enormous dangers to society.

While laws vary according to jurisdiction, individuals charged with drug possession usually face stiff
penalties, which include property forfeiture. Hefty fines and time in prison. In some countries, such as
China, drug sales may be punishable by death. In certain jurisdictions, when people are caught
smuggling or selling drugs, individuals will sometimes hire a drug lawyer who specializes in
defending individuals accused of such crimes. Even with legal counsel, however, drug trafficking
laws designed to deter people from producing and selling drugs are strictly applied.

Reasons for Drug Trafficking

Some of the reasons why people engage in drug trafficking are:

1. Poverty
2. Bad company
3. Unemployment
4. Ignorance
5. Lack of contentment
6. Indiscipline
7. Deceit
 8. Profit
9. Because of its high demand
10.Corruption

Consequences of Drug Trafficking

The effect/consequences of drug trafficking cannot be overemphasized, they are

1. Drug trafficking leads to crime and violence in the society

2. In some countries, it leads to immediate and shameful death of the traffickers
3. Drug trafficking will also lead to high rate of corruption in the society
4. They are arrested and regarded as criminals
5. It destroys the youth of a nation
6. A country that is known as drug trafficking country are usually avoided by other countries

Measures for preventing drug trafficking; the following ways and measures can be used to prevent
drug trafficking, these are

1. Employment should be made available to the youth

2. Appropriate punishment should be given to arrested drug traffickers to teach others lesson
3. Appropriate information should be made available to everyone about drug trafficking.
4. The police, immigration department and the national drug law enforcement agency must be
well equipped to tackle and fight against drug trafficking
5. Everyone should learn to respect the law of the country
6. Poverty eradication measures must be properly implemented
7. Both developed and developing countries must co-operate with one another war against drug
trafficking
8. The government and nongovernmental organizations should made massive advert against
drug trafficking.

Drug traffickers are treats to the security of the nation,

WHY PEOPLE ENGAGE IN DRUG TRAFFICKING

1. Poverty
2. lucrativeness of the business
3. peer influence
4. ignorance of the implications
5. Greed
6. Unemployment

EFFECTS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING

The effects of drug trafficking include the following;

1. it dents the nations image

2. it attracts imprisonment
3. it causes untimely death
4. it increases crime rates
5. it brings shame to the family

PREVENTION OF DRUG TRAFFICKING

Education; children in primary and secondary schools should be exposed to the basic facts about
drugs trafficking
 1. provision of more Jobs
2. poverty Alleviation programs
3. support for law enforcement agents
4. international cooperation

PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

1. imprisonment
2. death
3. forfeiture of Assets

CLASSWORK

1. What do you understand by drug trafficking?

2. state five reasons why people engage in drug trafficking
3. List four ways of preventing drugs trafficking
4. state the punishment for drug trafficking,

READING ASSIGNMENT- HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Test and Exercise

1. The illegal transfer of drugs especially hard drugs from one place to another is (a) drug
trafficking (b) human trafficking (c) drug abuse (d) drug dependence.
2. All are examples of hard drugs except (a) heroin (b) cocaine (c) paracetamol (d) marijuana.
3. Some of the reasons why people engage in drug trafficking are all of these except (a) poverty
(b) ignorance (c) greed (d) contentment.
4. Which of these ways can drug trafficking be prevented (a) sponsoring the traffickers (b)
promoting the traffickers (c) through poverty eradication measures (d) consistent purchase of
the hard drugs.
5. All the reasons for drug trafficking are genuine, so drug trafficking should be encouraged. Yes/
No.

WEEK: 7- MIDTERM BREAK MIDTERM TEST OPEN DAY

WEEK: 8 DAY: SUBJECT:
DATE: TOPIC:
SUBTOPIC: PERIODS: DURATIONS:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to

1.Explain human trafficking

2.State the causes of human trafficking
3.State the effect of human trafficking
4.Explain preventive measures of human trafficking and state punishment
KEY VOCABULARY WORDS:
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
CONTENT: HUMAN TRAFFICKING

HUMAN TRAFFICKING
This is an illegal act of transferring persons from one place to the other for exploitation purposes, it is
a crime against humanity.
The act is carried out through the use of force, abduction, deception, abuse of power, etc
Human trafficking is done for many reasons among which are sexual exploitation, forced labour,
slavery and other reasons,
CAUSES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
1. Poverty; the inability of many families to provide the basic necessities of life has led them to
releasing their children for trafficking, they believed that income generated through the
children would help them in living a better life.
2. Porous borders; if there is no tight security at our borders, it will be easy for the traffickers to
move freely across them, but if there is tight security, generating the borders would be an
uphill task for traffickers and this will force them to discontinue this practice.
3. bad economy
4. unemployment
5. Crave for wealth
6. Lack of stiff punishment for traffickers
7. Peer group influence
8. Greed
EFFECTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
1. Dents on the nation image
2. Increase in the level of illiteracy
3. Human rights violation
4. Child growth retardation
5. Tendency to contact HIV/AIDS
6. Death
7. Sexual abuse and harassment
8. Psychological trauma
PREVENTIVE MEASURES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
1. Compulsory education
2. Appropriate legislation
3. Public enlightenment
4. Stiff punishment
5. Improvement of the economy
 6. Tight security at borders
7. Proper up bring of children
PUNISHMENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
The punishment for human trafficking is 5-10 years imprisonment depending on the gravity of the
offence,
CLASSWORK
1. What do you understand by children and women trafficking?
2. State four causes of children and women trafficking
3. What can be done to stop children and women trafficking?
READING ASSIGNMENT - ARSON/ KIDNAPPING

WEEK: 9 DAY: SUBJECT:

DATE: TOPIC:
SUBTOPIC: PERIODS: DURATIONS:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to
1. Say what is arson
2. State two causes of arson
3. State five effects of arson
4. Say what is kidnapping
5. Write out the causes of kidnapping
KEY VOCABULARY WORDS:
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
CONTENT: ARSON / KIDNAPPING

ARSON/KIDNAPPING
Arson in a simple sense means intentionally setting fire on a property or something, it has also been
described as the crime of intentionally, deliberately and maliciously setting building, farmlands,
vehicles or other property on fire with the aim of causing damage,
it is a major threat to national security,
Causes of Arson
1. Hatred against government policy
2. Political disagreement
3. Effort to cover up crimes by destroying useful documents needed for prosecution
4. May lead to unemployment
Effects of Arson
1. It retards economic growth
2. It may claim precious lives
3. Financial loss for businessmen
4. May cause scarcity of goods
5. May lead to unemployment
Prevention of Arson
1. Government properties should be properly secured
2. Offenders should receive stiff punishment
3. Communities should put measure in place to secure government properties in their area
KIDNAPPING
Kidnapping is an act of unlawfully transporting or holding a person in a particular place for the
purpose of collecting a ransom for his release.

Causes of kidnapping
1. Desire for monetary gain
2. Tendency to revenge against a person
3. Political gain
4. Fight against the government
5. Youth unemployment

Effects of kidnapping
1. It brings unnecessary tension in the society
2. It increase crime rates in the country
3. It scares away foreign investors
4. It causes political instability

Prevention Of Kidnapping
1. Strict laws should be enacted by the legislature
2. Stiff punishment for the offenders
3. Education of the masses by the government
4. Good governance to improve the economy

Presentation: The topic is presented step by step

Step 1: The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2. He introduces the new topic
Step 3: The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when
the needs arise

Evaluation :
1. What is arson?
2. State two causes of arson?
3. What is kidnapping ?
4. State three causes of kidnapping
5. State five effects of arson
6. Write out four possible solution to arson

Conclusion :
The teacher summarize the lesson. He or she gives out a board summary of the topic as note . He or
she goes round to mark and does the necessary corrections

ASSIGNMENT;
Explain some of the effects of crimes on national security
WEEK: 10 DAY: SUBJECT:
DATE: TOPIC:
SUBTOPIC: PERIODS: DURATIONS:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to

1.Explain terrorism
2.State the causes of terrorism
3.State the effects of terrorism and prevention
4.Explain insurgency
5.State the causes and effects of insurgency , prevention of insurgency
KEY VOCABULARY WORDS:
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
CONTENT: INSURGENCY AND TERRORISM

TERRORISM AND INSURGENCY

Terrorism is any act of violence and threats which often lead to injury, death, loss of peace and
orderliness in a society or community,

Causes of terrorism

1. Religious intolerance
2. Hatred for government’s policies
3. Foreign influence

Effects of terrorism

1. Severe injury
2. Death of innocent citizens
3. Political instability
4. Chaos and riots

Prevention of terrorism

1. Religious tolerance
2. Strong security of national borders
3. The military should be well equipped and trained to ward off any terrorist activity no matter
how insignificant
4. Citizens should be loyal and patriotic to their leaders

INSURGENCY

An insurgency according to Wikipedia is a rebellion against authority,

Causes of insurgency

1. Economic hardship
2. Bad governance
3. Religious problem
4. Perceived marginalization by government
Effects of insurgency

1. It may lead to full blown war

2. It may complicate economic problems
3. Loss of lives
4. Incessant violence in the society
5. It discourage foreign investors

Prevention of insurgency

1. God governance
2. more jobs for the masses even development of the country
3. unity, equity, fairness, and justice

CLASSWORK

1. What is terrorism?
2. What are the causes of terrorism
3. state three solutions to problems of terrorism in Nigeria

ASSIGNMENT

WEEK: 11- REVISION

WEEK: 12- EXAMINATION