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 monday,a Lagos High Court Judge,Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo sentenced a Court Registrar Oluronke Rosolu {Pictured above covering her face},to 10 years imprisonment for aiding Fred Ajudua to defraud former Chief of Army Staff,Lt.Gen.Ishaya Bamiyi {retired} of $330,000.Justice Lawal-Akapo sentenced Rosolu to 10 years imprisonment each on the two count charged of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence levelled against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC.Rosolu is standing trial over allegation that she aided Fred Ajudua to defraud General Ishaya Bamaiyi while he was in Kirikiri prisons.She was alleged to have visited the Kirikiri prisons on three occasions in 2004 and collected $300,000 from Bamaiyi under the pretence that the money would be used to secure legal services from Afe Babalola chambers for him.The court registrar who will be due for retirement from the Lagos Judiciary early next year,was initially arraigned along with Ajudua and other persons still at large but opted for a separate trial.During her trial,Rosolu denied all the allegations against her and insisted that prisons evidence presented by the EFCC showed that Rosoly and Ajudua were co-conspirators.According to the Judge,a piece of evidence,a petition written by Ajudua found in Rosolu's house during a search by the EFCC showed that both were working together.On the allegation that she never collected any money from Bamaiti while in prison,the Judge held that not being able to show where she was on the dates she was purported to have visited the prisons and collected the money,he had no option but to believe the evidence of the EFCC witnesses.The Justice subsequently held that the EFCC has proved its case beyond all reasonable doubt.After listening to the plea of leniency by Rosolu's lawyer,Bar Bamidele Ogundele,the Judge sentenced her to 10 years imprisonment.One more photo below. 
Lt.Gen.Ishaya Bamaiyi.
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