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...
I was just informed that Anambra state Government has begun a clampdown on some members of the state vigilante services,AVS who are considered to be illegal in the state and outside the recognized ones which are 4,000 in number.Chairman of Anambra state Vigilante Supervisory Committee and former Commissioner of Police in Delta State Mr Ikechukwu Ayodele Aduba {retd} who disclosed this earlier these week to newsmen that the essence of clamping down on the illegal vigilante operatives was to help control the spate of crime rate amongst local vigilance operative in the state.He also noted that the clampdown exercise became imperative in view of the urgent need to arrest the discordant and disparaging activities of the various vigilante groups in the state,adding that AVS as a selfless and service oriented outfit ought to work under the strict supervision of the police but most of them exceeded their bounds,thus leading to abuses.This issue of some AVS members working at cross purposes ultimately defeated the purpose for which they were established.It is my observation that some of them are even operating out of pecuniary and selfish motives and often times,violated human rights and engage in unlawful use of fire arms,thus usurping the functions of the statutorily created outfits.For aviodance of doubts,vigilante outfits are not supposed to bear fire arms.No illegal cells and illegal cells and illegal detention are allowed.Suspects arrested should be promptly handed over to the police within a limited time.Principally,the vigilantes are to concern themselves with sourcing of information and monitoring/surveillance of the environment and joint patrols.Such information and intelligence gathered are to be passed on to the police''.One more photo below. 
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