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...

EBOLA VIRUS BREAKS OUT IN SENEGAL + GUINEA CITIZENS ATTACKS EBOLA HEALTH WORKERS.

            It was confirmed today friday that their is an out break of Ebola virus in Senegal.Senegal becomes the fifth country to be effected with Ebola virus.According to Red Cross officials in Guinea,a riot broke out in a city called Nzerekore,on thursday night over rumors that health workers had infected people with Ebola virus.A crowd of young men,some armed with clubs and knives,set up barricades across the southern city on thursday and threatened to attack the hospital before security forces moved into restore order.Gun shuts were fired and several people were injured.According to the president of the Guinean Red cross,he said that ''A rumor,which was totally false,spread that we had sprayed the market in order to transmit the virus to locals.People revolted and it resorted to violence,prompting soldiers to intervene''.Local Red cross workers had to flee to the military camp with their medical equipment.More than 400 people have died in Guinea,though the infection rate is slower than in neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone.                                   

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