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...

100 TOGOLESE DEPORTED BY NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES FROM LAGOS STATE.

              100 Togolese asylum seekers in Nigeria,were on saturday deported back to their country by Nigerian authorities.The group of Togolese came to Nigeria in July after Benin,which had hosted them for nearly a decade,stripped them off refugee status.One of the refugees identified as Sogbo Maonou,who was among those deported,said that Nigerian soldiers in Lagos loaded them onto buses on saturday that drove them to Togo through Benin.Brigitte Eno,deputy representative for the  U.N Refugee agency in Nigeria,said the group should have been counselled before being repatriated.''They were supposed to be informed individually and counselled but immigration did it their own way.We were not even aware of the fact they were being put on buses''.Michael Akindele,general manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said due process was followed,they were all interviewed but their requests for asylum were rejected.Many of the Togolese asylum seekers claim they face repression at home,having fled political violence after the 2005 election.Some said they witnessed family members being arrested and killed by the military because of their support for the opposition.

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