OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

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 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...

6 BLOGGERS & 3 JOURNALIST ARRESTED IN ETHIOPIA.

            They were arrested with attempting to incite violence.All nine defendants,including freelance journalists Tesfalem Waldyes and Edom Kassaye,appeared in court on Sunday after they were rounded up by police on April 25 and 26.On Monday,Human Rights Watch {HRW} called on U.S Secretary of states John Kerry,who visitd Ethiopia on Tuesday,to press the government to unconditionally release all the defendants but Addis Ababa dismissed the critism of the case.According to Leslie Lefkow,HRW Deputy Africa Director says ''The nine arrest signal once again that,anyone who critizes the Ethiopian government,they will be silenced.The timing of the arrests just days before the U.S secretary of state's visit speaks volumes about Ethiopia's disregard for free speech''.

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