OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).
Over 25 million phones stolen in one year – FG The Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report of the National Bureau of Statistics, a Federal Government agency, shows that Nigeria recorded 25.35 million phone theft cases between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the report, this was the most common type of crime within the period under review. The report read, “The number of crimes experienced by individuals in Nigeria was analysed over a period of time. The results show that theft of phones (25,354,417) was the most common crime experienced by individuals, followed by consumer fraud (12,107,210) and assault (8,453,258). However, hijacking of cars (333,349) was the least crime experienced by individuals within the reference period.” It also noted that most phone theft cases occurred either at home or in a public place, and about 90 per cent of such cases were reported to the police. Despite the high rate of the incident being reported, only about 11.7 per cent of t...
A HUGE CYCLONE THAT HAS FORCED AS MANY AS 500,000 PEOPLE TO FLEE THEIR HOMES HAS MADE LAND FALL IN EASTERN INDIA.AUTHORITIES HAD PREDICTED A STORM SURGE OF AT LEAST 3M 10FT.THAT WAS EXPECTED TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.OOFICIALS SAY THEY ARE BETTER PREPARED THAN IN 1999 WHEN A CYCLONE KILLED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN ORISSA.CYCLONE PHAILIN HAS BEEN CLASSED AS VERY SEVERE AND THE HEAD OF INDIAS METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE LA RATHURE SAID IT WOULD REMAIN IN THAT CATEGORY FOR 6HOURS BEFORE LOSING STRENGTH.
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