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...

1 SOLDIER DEAD,10 BOKO HARAM CAMPS DESTROYED,AS NIGERIAN ARMY RAID'S SAMBISA FOREST ON SATURDAY.

                     The military authority said forces on saturday captured and destroyed 10 additional camps used by the terrorists.This was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Defence information,Major General Chris Olukolade,on sunday in Abuja said 'Dure' camp which was one of the most prominent camps in the forest witnessed fiercest battle as troops descended heavily on it before it finally fell.Four of the camps were located in a place called 'Iza' within the forest,while three others were noted to be recently established by the terrorists before the assault began.''One soldier died from one of the land mine encountered in the operation,while two others were wounded.The terrorists lost a number of vehicles mounted with anti-air craft guns as well as armoured vehicles.Some of the terrorists who escaped from the camps died as they ran into troops ambush in some escape routes from the forest''.He further said some of the fleeing terrorists had engaged in suicide missions at Bitta where they encountered the Nigerian troops and Kiskeru across the border in Niger Republic.He said the operation to clear the terrorists in Sambisa and other forests in the zone were ongoing,as troops in all fronts were placed on guard for fleeing terrorists.He finally said the Air Force had maintained an active air surveillance to track the movement of the terrorists.One more photo below.                  Maj. General Chris Olukolade, DHQ Spokesperson PHOTO: Reuters

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