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 Nigerian army on friday paraded one Prince Onyemauche accused of impersonation as a Colonel in the army.Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman while parading Onyemauche before journalists at the army headquarters in Abuja said he was arrested with an automatic rifle and pistol.Usman said Onyemauche was arrested alongside one sergeant Jacob Phillip by troops of 176 Special Forces Gurads Battalion at about 12:30 in the early morning of 17th February 2016,along Wazobia Motor Park,Gwagwalada Abuja.He said after the arrest both suspects were carried to Gwagwagalada Barracks where a search on the Pick-up revealed an AK 47 Rifle,with registration number 3290 and four magazines,out of which two were loaded with 42 rounds of 7.62 ammunition.He added that ''A lugar pistol,21x 9mm Parabellium ammunition and the sum of one million,eleven thousand three hundred naira {N1,011,300.00} was found''.Usman said initial investigation revealed that Onyemauche had habitually been illegally using soldiers as escort while travelling out of Lagos to his village in Imo state and sometimes to Abuja.He said ''The three identified soldiers,including Sergeant Jacob Phillip,who travelled with the suspect without official authorization,are awaiting trial by a court martial''.Usman stated that Onyemauche would be handed over to the civil police for further investigation and prosecution. 
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