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 Court of Appeal,Lagos Division has upheld a Lagos High Court judgment according to the Nation newspaper,ordering the Registered Trustees of Deeper Christian Life Ministry {DCLM} to pay N5 million as damages for trespass on land owned by the Celestial Church of Christ {CCC}.CC had,through its representative,Joseph Ebhodaghe,sued DCLM over a disputed land measuring approximately 1055.864 square meters,situated at Mulero area of Agege and registered as No. 75 Volume 2004T at the Lagos State Land Registry,Ikeja.At the High Court,Justice Candide-Johnson in a judgment delivered on January 17,2014,declared Celestial Church as the rightful owner of the disputed land and awarded N5m as damages against Deeper Life.The court also granted a perpetual injunction restraining DCLM,its agents or servants from further trespass on the disputed land.Dissatisfied,DCLM,through its lawyer,Gabriel Akigbe,appealed against the judgment and urged the court to set itt aside on the grounds that the trial judge was in error with regard to the documentary and oral evidence placed before the court.But,in a unanimous decision,the appellate court comprising Justice Chinwe Iyizoba {presiding},Justice Yargata Nimpar and Justice Abimbola Obaseki Adejumo held that the appeal was unmeritorious and dismissed same accordingly.In her lead judgment,Justice Abimbola Obaseki-Adejumo resolved al the six issues in contention in favour of the respondent.Her Lordship observed that both parties traced their title ownership to the Olalabi-Sulu family.One more photo below. 
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