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...
It was reported today By PM News,that in a bid to recover a debt of N924,788,754.56,a Federal Court sitting in Lagos,has ordered that all accounts belonging to former captain of the Super Eagles,Nwankwo Kanu and his company,The Hardley Apartments anywhere and in any bank or financial institution in Nigeria should be frozen pending the hearing of a suit filed against him and his company.Also affected by the order of the court is a Director of Hardley Apartment,Ayoola Gam-Ikon.The order of the court was as a result of a debt recovery suit filed by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria {AMCOM} against the defendants.The presiding judge,Okon Abang after accessing the case,ordered that AMCON shall in the interim possess all the movable and immovable properties known as Plot 46,Waziri Ibrahim Cresent,Victoria Island,Lagos.That in the interim the debt due or accruing from The Hardley Apartment as well as the debts accruing from the defendants jointly and severally and freezing all accounts belonging to the defendants jointly and severally anywhere and in any bank and any financial institution in Nigeria are hereby attached pending the hearing of this suit.The matter has been adjourned for hearing but what really happened is that in an affivavit sworn to by a Credit Officer in the Directorate of AMCON,Mr Victor Igabor,and filed and argued by Barrister Niyi Olopade,the deponnent averred that sometime between May,2008 and in January 2011 Skye Bank offered The Hardley Apartments engaged in business of hospitality located at Plot 46,Waziri Ibrahim Cresent,Victorial Island,Lagos,a loan of N520,457,000.The loan was secured by a mortgage on the company's three blocks of forty accommodation units with estimated open market value of N395 million as well as unconditional personal,joint and several guarantee of Ayoola Gam-Ikon and Nwankwo Kanu.The defendants failed to repay the loan with the accrued interest despite repeated demands,consequent upon which Skye Bank Plc assigned the defendants indebtedness in the sum of N558,313,905.37 as at 1 April,2011 to the AMCON as a toxic bank asset in line with the establishment objective of the said AMCON.The defendants indebtness as at the 15th of October 2015 stood at N924,788,754.56 representing principal and interest while interest is still running.One more photo below. 
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