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...
According to sources,Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram,attacked a border town in Borno state and forced thousands of people to flee today to cameroon.The attack on Gamboru Ngala comes after the town was almost entirely destroyed in May,in a devastating assault that also left more than 300 people killed and prompted outrage at the lack of military response.Many local residents sought refuge across the border in the north cameroon town of Fotoko,where troop reinforcements were being sent.The residents said the attack began at about 5:30am,in which Boko Haram was launching coordinated strikes on the main police station and a military base known as the Harmony camp.
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