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 the Public Relations officer of the Kano State Board,Malam Mohammed Yola,disclosed this in an interview in Kano today saturday,that Kano state had facilitated the return of 52 street beggars to their states of origin.He said the affected beggars were brought to Kano state from Lagos state in December,2014.''The street beggars were arrested by the Lagos state Government which banned street begging and sent them back to Kano.The Kano state Government then directed the board to return some of them to their respective states of origin.29 of them were from some local government areas in Kano state while the remaining 52 were from other states in the North.13 from Jigawa,12 from Katsina,3 from Niger,four from Zamfara anf four from Kebbi.
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