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 Ooni of Ife,Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi,has called on the Senate President,Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki to keep making the youths proud as both himself and the younger generation would continue to look forward to him.Oba Ogunwusi who stated this when he visited Saraki in his Abuja residence yesterday wednesday,according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President,Sanni Onogu,said it was time for leaders at all levels to rekindle the hope of youths in the country by making them comfortable in their pursuits.The monarch said he visited Saraki in deference to Saraki's office as the Senate President and to ''Give honour to whom honour is due''.He said his present exalted office as the Ooni of Ife would not make him forget his primary constituency who are the youths of this country.He said the visit was memorable to him and Nigerian youths.He said he was in the house of the Senate President with the message of unity and peaceful coexistence among all Nigeruans irrespective of region,tribe or religion.Oba Ogunwusi said ''Today is actually another memorable day for me and entire youths of this country.For every leadership,there is always a followership.A leader cannot emerge without followers.As a result we have to give honour to whom honour is due.It is a great honour today that i am here to come and respect the office of our amiable Senate President because the entire country is obviously looking up to our leaders.I am here today to preach and unity of our dear country.It is very important to us and the teaming youth of this country which constitute well over 70 per cent of the entire populace.We need to renew their hope.We need to give them a lot of comfort.Like i said earlier on,God actually brought me to this exalted position not by my power nor by my might,as a result i should never forget where i am coming from.I will forever be connected to the teaming youth.I am here today to pay respect to our Senate President and to give him support in terms of all the good things that we focus on and that will come out of the upper chamber in Nigeria.I always preach positivity in everything that i do.I focus on the good side of things in life irrespective of any situation you find yourself,it is one nation,it is one Nigeria irrespective of whether one is from the North or the South.Our peaceful co-existence is of paramount importance to us and we need to join hands in order to make progress in this country''. More photos below. 
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