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 aattention of the general public is hereby drawn to the unwarranted attack that was launched by combined members of the Movement for Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra {IPOB} against the peace loving populace as well as security agencies at about 0415 hours on 30 May 2016.This attack was purported to have been orchestrated in order to mar the first anniversary of the present democratic government as part of the activities earmarked to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Biafra.Due to the wide spread panic,tension and apprehension that generated from the activities of the MASSOB and IPOB members,security agencies which comprised of detachment of Nigerian Navy,Nigerian Police,Department of State Service,National Drug Law Enforcement Agency were compelled to intervene in consonance with constitutional provisions of aid to civil authority where and when such occasion demands.The over arching imperative to ensure a reign of peace,security and stability in this circumstance was most starring.However,the MASSOB/IPOB members who had earlier assembled at a school location on Ataa Road near Saint Edmunds Catholic Parish Maryland Nkpor-Agu in Anambra state resorted to fierce attack against the intervening security agencies who were carrying out their legitimate mandate.The nature of this attack involved brazen employment of various types of fire arms and all sorts of crude weapons,volatile cocktail such as acid and dynamites.Instructively,troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army as the lead agency of the security agencies had to invooke the extant Rules of Engagement {ROE} to resort to self defence,protection of the strategic Niger Bridge,prevent re-enforcement of the pro Biafran members apparently surging ahead from the far side of the strategic Nigeri Bridge at Onitsha.All these efforts were in order to de-escalate the palpable tension as well as ward off the apparent threats to lives and property in the general area.In the aftermath of the fire fight that ensued,many of own troops sustained varying degrees of injury.These injured troops are currently receiving treatment at own medical centre.Similarly,5 members of MASSOB/IOP were killed,8 wounded while 9 were arrested for due legal actions.This unfortunate incident notwithstanding,82 Division Nigerian Army wishes to assure all of its professional commitment to the protection of lives and property of the good people of Anambra State and indeed across its entire Area of Responsibility in tandem with the recent directive of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Chief of Defence Staff to the Chief of Army Staff to avert occurrences of such unwarranted and uncivilized attacks against the good and law abiding people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.-Colonel Hamza Gambo,Deputy Director Army Public Relations.One more photo below. 
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