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...

AFTER EKITI GOVERNOR IMPOSED A CURFEW YESTERDAY,SOME ARSONISTS,SET A MARKET ON FIRE TODAY MORNING.

                  The market that was set on fire,is said to be the bigest market in Ekiti state.This fire came few hours after the state Governor Ayodele Fayose ,imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the state due to the clash between Hausa community and a section of Yoruba residents in the state capital Ado-Ekiti.The market was burnt between midnight and early today friday morning by unidentified persons.Although goods worth millions of naira were destroyed,efforts made by men of the fire service to put out the fire,prevented the entire market from being razed down.Head of the state fire service said they had to call Ikole Ekiti for re-inforcement.Governor Fayose had imposed a curfew between 6pm and 6am,on thursday when he visited the Hausa community at Atikankan area of Ado Ekiti following a violent clash that left three persons dead.He ordered the security agencies to arrest anyone found roaming the street in defiance of the curfew.The governor appealed to warring factions to remain calm and assured that justice would be done in the case.Despite Fayose's plea,the mayhem took another dimension today friday as mobile policemen,deployed to quel it,moved from house to do with the mayhem.Sources said the state government is planning to relocate Hausas at Atikankan area of Ado Ekiti to another location because of their high concentration at Shasha on Ikere road.

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