Security Agencies and their Primary Duties (Primary 3)

SOCIAL STUDIES

SECURITY EDUCATION

FIRST TERM  

WEEK 9

PRIMARY 3

THEME – ELEMENTS OF SECURITY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Simple First Aid Treatments (Primary 3)

TOPIC – SECURITY AGENCIES IN NIGERIA 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of Security Agencies

3. Examples of Security Agencies in Nigeria

4. Primary Duties of Nigerian Security Agencies

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. identify the various security agencies and their primary duties.

2. identify who to approach in the face of danger.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Nigerian police, army, etc.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Textbooks, Pictures, Video clips, Handbills, Posters.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Displays a chart showing some security agencies in Nigeria for the pupils to identify.

SECURITY AGENCIES AND THEIR PRIMARY DUTIES 

1. Nigerian Police Force

2. Military – Army, Navy and Air force

3. FRSC – Federal Road Safety Corp

4. NDLEA – National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

5. SSS – State Security Service

6. I.C.P.C. – Independence Corrupt Practice Commission

7. NSCDC – Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

8. Nigerian Correctional Service, formerly known as Nigerian Prison Service (NPS)

9. NAFDAC – National Agency for Food and Drug Control

MEANING OF SECURITY AGENCIES

A Security Agency is a government organisation which responsible for security intelligence activities within a nation.

 

PRIMARY DUTIES OF SECURITY AGENCIES IN NIGERIA

1. Maintain law and order in the country.

2. Protest the country against domestic threats.

3. Defend the country against internal and external aggression.

4. Protection lives and properties of the citizens.

5. Punish and distain offenders according to the law and order.

 

WHO TO APPROACH IN THE FACE OF DANGERS? 

As identified and mentioned by pupils in Security Agencies in Nigeria.

For example, the policemen (internal security), military (internal and external security), NAFDAC (food and drugs security), etc.

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 pupils some questions;

2. Guides pupils to state the primary duties of various security agencies.

Pupil’s Activities – Mention primary duties of various security agencies.

3. Organizes excursion visits to security agencies within their environment.

Pupil’s Activities – Visit the various security agencies and ask que stions.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

• Next Lesson –

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. mention the various security agencies.

2. state the duties of security Agencies –

• Police

• Military

• FRSC

• NDLEA, etc.