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...

2 NIGERIANS,1 SOUTH AFRICAN,ARRESTED FOR FRAUD.

WA Commissioner for Consumer Protection Anne Driscoll             According to a national newspaper,two Nigerians namely Magnus Ikechukwu Kamah 38,and Ndubusi Sunday Okeke 34,have been arrested and charged in South African after an attempted fraudulent sale of a home in Western Australia.Apart from the two Nigerians,a South African woman Asanda Zimkhitha Cwap ,28 was also arrested on wednesday 3 July following a five month investigation.They were charged with fraud,forgery and uttering.In February,a Mandurah real estate agency that was managing a Green Fields property on behalf of its South African owner received an email from the accused,who allegedly pretended to be the real owner and duped the agency into changing the contact email address it had on file.Two weeks later,a request to sell the property was received and agreements were signed with allegedly forged signatures and exchanged electronically.The property was then put on the market in March,an offer was made on the property and accepted by the pretended owner.On receiving the offer,the agency mailed documents to the real owners,the real owners raised the alarm and informed the authorities.The three suspects are due to appear in Johannesburg court o friday.

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