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...
Today Tuesday,the United Nation is trying to evacuate 19,000 Muslims urgently from Bangui and other parts of Central African Republic who are surrounded by anti-balaka christian militia threatening their lives.Anti balaka forces control major routes to and from Bangui as well as many towns and villages in the Southwest,the U.N refugee agency said the militia has become more militarised as it steps up attacks on Muslim and African Union peace keepers.Mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power a year ago,perpetrating abuses on the majority christian population that triggered waves of revenge attacks,leading to thousands of deaths and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. 
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