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...
According to The Nation,Police operatives attached to Festac Division have rescued three abandoned babies.While two of the babies were successfully abandoned at different locations of Festac Town,the mother of the third was caught after dropping the about three week old child near a gas station on 21 Road.It was gathered that the woman identified as Bose Ojo,27 went to the area about 9:00am On July 27,dropped the baby and left.Unfortunate for her,a resident in the area saw her from her apartment situated at the first floor of a high rise building.The resident,it was gathered raised alarm and the woman was chased,while policemen at Festac Division were notified.She was arrested and upon interrogation,the woman was said to have denied abandoning the baby.According to a police source,Ojo and her baby were examined at Mother and Child Hospital,First Avenue,after which the child was admitted.The source said ''She claimed that she did not abandon the child.That she dropped the baby to rest.The woman has no fixed address and she hawks sachet water.She said the child's father,a bus drver called Oduayo abandoned her after their home at Orile-Iganmu was demolished.The woman cannot keep that child unless she gets support.She is not married.No visible means of sustenance.No accomodation.She has no skills and she's not in good health too.The woman never attended antenatal and also had her baby in a neighbouring bush all by herself''.For the second child,a boy of about six weeks,he was found at Third Avenue,behind 'H' Close.The source further said ''A Good Samaritan who lives in the close,picked him up at about 9:18 am.The child was taken to the same hospital and he was certified okay.There is urgent need for protection order for both children''.
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