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,on tuesday,August 23,2016,arrested one Iwuchukwu Martin Uche for obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of USD145,00.Uche,who claimed to be a military officer working for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,NATO in Kabul,Afghanistan allegedly,collected the money from his victim,H. Uyen,a Vietnamese woman,after promising to marry her.The suspect,who also claimed to be a property agent operating in Nigeria and Ghana,allegedly told the victim that he needed the money to procure some documents for the planned wedding.The money was allegedly wired to the suspect's Diamond Bank account number: 0028998256.
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