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...
Head of service Mrs Modupe Adekunle,issued the threat wednesday during a briefing to mark the third year in office of Governor Amosun.She expressed dismay at government officials who had converted government quarters into either a guest house or provision store,stressing that illegal occupants will be ejected soon.From the report of previous verification exercies,it was discovered that some of these quarters are being occupied by illegal occupants in some cases,government quarters had been converted to guest houses and provision stores.This ugly trend must be addressed with all sense of seriousness.
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