13/12/2025
Please tune in to EBBC Radio, Salt FM, 98.1, Abakaliki on Thursday December 18, 2025 at 2pm on our weekly audience participatory program christened, "Child Protection Situation Room" and make your contributions as The PPRO, Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi State Command, SP Joshua Ukandu join me to discuss;
"The use of firecrackers by children and others for celebrations in the face of unabated insecurity: What Children, Parents, traders and all should know"
Firecrackers or bangers have been in illegal use for a long time, but one may ask of what benefit is firecrackers in celebrations and festive seasons?
Who are the people benefiting from the illicit business of trading on firecrackers?
Weeks into the Christmas and New Year the atmosphere is already polluted with the sound and smoke of firecrackers.
Generally, fireworks is known to have caused avoidable but untimely deaths, deformities, burning up of whole houses and other property etc.
It is capable of triggering high blood pressure in elderly people and others with mental health issues and other adverse health conditions.
The persistent insecurity experienced in parts of the country should be one good reason why the traders and those who patronize their illicit trade in bangers should reconsider their involvement in the face of the danger their trade is posing to our society.
We shall appreciate reading your opinion on this issue in the comment section.
