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...
The Confederation of African of African Football had banned Sierra Leone from hosting matches upon the recommendations of the World Health Organisation.But the ban,which took effect in August 2014,has now been lifted following the end of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.Caf told the Sierra Football Association by letter on 6 December.Guinea and Liberia were also banned from hosting matches because of the threat of Ebola in their countries.While Liberia has been given the go-ahead to resume international,Guinea have not yet been cleared Ebola free by the WHO and so the Caf suspension remains in place.
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