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...
Today sunday in Central African Republic,at least four people were shot dead,in a second day of inter-religious clashes that the government said were aimed at derailing elections next month.Armed Christian militia members roamed the streets and protesters erected barricades in Bangui,a day after at least 21 people were killed and another 100 were wounded when Muslims attacked a mainly Christian neighborhood.The two days clash was sparked by the murder of a Muslim man.Angry young men used tree trunks to block Bsngui's main arteries early today sunday.Soldiers from the U.N peacekeeping mission,MINUSCA,fired tear gas at crowds in an unsuccessful attempt to clear the roads.The government on sunday ordered a curfew from 6pm to 6a.m in an attempt to quell the violence.
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