OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

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 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 NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE HAD SPENT N600 MILLION ON DOGS,FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.

                       Today thursday Inspector General of Police Mr Solomon Arase,made the disclosure at the inauguration of the Police Dog Breeding Centre and Ultra ModernMounted Troop in Abuja.He said ''The Nigerian Police Force,had spent over N600 million on the procurement and maintenance of foreign dogs in the last few years.This is certainly not sustainable in the face of the current dwindling resources.So much money was being spent on the importation of dogs from foreign countries that rarely adapted to the country's policing objective.The projects inaugurated were funded within the budgetary provisions of the Force Animal Branch.The force animal branch had remained under utilised in the past while the force continued to rely on importation of dogs and other animals for its operations.The centre was built to aid the police acquire capacity to locally breed police dogs as well as support other security agencies in the country.The centre if effectively utilised,would save the nation some foreign exchange that would have gone into procurement of dogs from foreign countries.The centre had the capacity to breed and supply police dogs to the entire West African Sun-region.It is projected that at optimal breeding capacity,it can produce well above 200 dogs per year.The establishment of the facilities was part of the long term strategies aimed at restoring police primacy and aligning it to best global standards''.In a remark,the Minister of Interior,retired Lt-Gen,Abdulrahman Dambazau said the projects were timely considering the current security challenges facing the country.Dambazau said that Nigerians deserved a police that was competent and reliable.He said that the projects would not only reduce spending but would also provide job opportunities for other Nigerians aside from the police.More photos below.                                                                 

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