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 Nigerian police,two masquerade was arrested today in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state for allegedly beating up a passenger Mr Chinonso Ezewaji {who deals on clothing materials} on a commercial motorcycle {popularly known in Nigeria as Okada},and robbing him of N57,000.They beat him,searched him and collected his N57,000.When they left he ran into the bush and when he discovered they have gone some distance,he came out and went to report the police.The incident happened on the Nsukka/Oballa-Afor highway.A police source said policemen were moved to the scene when the victim Chinonso Ezewaji,reported the matter to Nsukka Police Area Command and the two men were arrested.The escorts of the masquerades ran away.''There were eight masquerades,they blocked the Nsukka/Obollo-Afor road and harassed people.The two masquerades arrested however denied collecting the N57,000 from Mr Chinonso,but claimed they know the person who collected the money from the victim.When we searched one of the arrested masquerades,we saw Indian hemp in his pocket''.The two men wearing the masquerade costume were identified as Kenchukwu Eze,a carpenter and Ejiofor Eze,a brick layer.They claimed their colleage Chima Mamah stole the money.They pleaded that if they were released by the police,they will not wear masquerade costume,nor smoke indian hemp again.Mr Ebele Amarizu,Public Relations Officer,Enugu state Police Command confirmed the incident,and narrated the same story i wrote above but added that ''The police are not against the people practicing their tradition and culture,but community leaders must know the character of people they allow to wear costume of masquerade in the name of culture.A masquerade has no right to mount road block on busy highways where motorists,motorcyclists and other road users move on daily basis.The police have commenced investigation and will get to the root of this matter as issues of masquerade disturbing people have become a recurring decimal''.
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