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...

POLICE AND SOLDIERS IN SIERRA LEONE TODAY,BLOCKED RURAL AREAS HIT BY EBOLA VIRUS.

A UNICEF worker speaks with drivers of motorcycle taxis  about the symptoms of Ebola virus disease (EVD) and best practices to help prevent its spread, in the city of Voinjama, in Lofa County, Liberia in this April 2014 UNICEF handout photo.    REUTERS/Ahmed Jallanzo/UNICEF/Handout via Reuters             The police and soldiers in Sierra Leone blockade rural areas hit by Ebola virus today thursday after neighboring Liberia country declared a state of emergency to tackle the worst ever outbreak of the Ebola virus which has killed 932 people.Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf announced emergency measures late on wednesday that will be for 90 days ,to allow them to curtail civil rights by imposing quarantines on badly affected communities to contain an epidemic that has affected four West African nations.In Geneva,World Health Organisation {WHO} experts were due to hold a second day of meetings to discuss emergency measures to tackle the out break and whether to classify it as an international public health emergency.                                                                                                                                                         REUTERS/Tommy Trenchard

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