The PREDATOR called SOCIAL MEDIA

DID YOU KNOW...

• More and More youths are actively involved in internet dating, blind dates, internet sex etc.
• The ratio of women to men who share pictures or upload pictures on social media is 90:10.
• 1 in almost every 7 relationships are through the social media.
• Mothers with children under age 5 are the most active on Facebook.
• Locking/Grounding a teenager is no longer an effective way of preventing external influence so long as they have access to the internet.
• There are currently about Fifty-Five Million active internet users in Nigeria.
• Use of mobile phones has become one of the single most dangerous cause of road accidents.
• The average youth spends between 5.5 hours to 12 hours on the internet.
• 2 million Nigerian girls experience rape annually in Nigeria ( UN AfricaRenewal)
• The internet is one single factor that has accounted to loss educational interest amongst youths (YAT Statistics 2015)
• 2 in every 3 girls (Ages 15 - 19yrs) has sent nude pictures to a boyfriend before they are 20 years (Facebook, Whatsapp and 2Go).
• 189 million of Facebook users are mobile only. 
• Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the web.
• In Nigeria there have been 5 widely reported cases of rape, death and sexual harassment. The figure not reported is far more alarming than the outbreak of polio in the north.

Do you remember Cynthia Osokogu? If you do then let me burst a few bubbles, there have been several such cases reported. Did you hear of the murder at Prime Suites? Hmmmm.... Are our youths not learning? Well if they arent, what about married woman and men who have been caught by this self styled predator.

There is an urgent need to quickly sensitize the growing demographic of internet users on the proper use of the social media. There are no doubts numerous benefits that can be gained on the use of the social media but as always when the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse becomes inevitable.

More and more youths are beginning to enjoy the idea of blind dates, internet sex and yahoo yahoo. This is not only hampering the image of the Nigerian youth but is becoming a major predator of great careers and destinies.

Our Mission: To go into every Nigerian Secondary school and enlighten our youths on the dangers, benefits and importance of the social media and the need to take affirmative action on the proper use of the social media

Want to be part of this campaign? Send a mail - youngafricantalent@gmail.com