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 EFCC,Ibadan Zonal Office,has arrested five suspected undergraduate scammers.Four from the Federal University of Technology Akure,{FUTA} and one from Adekunle Ajashin University ,Akungba,{AAUA}.They were picked up at an off-Camous Residence located at Anuoluwapo Close,Stateline Hotel Road,off FUTA South Gate,Akure,Ondo State.They suspcts who are between the ages of 20 and 23 include: Adeleke Paul,21,Adebiyi Tayo Abudu,22,Akinsanmi Olusola Adeniyi 21,Ogundile Ademola James,23 and Okali Ugochukwu,21.The Commission got wind of their activities through series of gathered intelligence.Paul and his co-travelers,who go about with the name Tsunnami Gang and Young Pablo Money allegedly swindled unsuspecting foreigners and others to the tune of Sixteen million naira {N16M} recently by engaging in fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false pretences through scam mails.Paul is a 300 student of Building Technology while James and Olusola are both 400 level students of Agricultural Resources and Mathematics respectively.Okali is a 200 level student of Urban and Regional Planning,while Adebiyi Tayo is a 300 level Student of Mathematics of the Adekunle Ajashin University Akungba,Ondo State.At the point of arrest,EFCC operatives recovered a 2006,black Toyota Highlander with registration number {Lagos}LND 112 EF,2010 light-green Toyota Camry {Muscle} with registration number {Lagos} AAA 850 EF,laptops,three Apple iPhone 6 and three Blackberry phones from them.Some implicating documents were also found and downloaded from their laptops.They are to be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is completed.More photos below. 
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