OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

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 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...

POLICE PARADES A GANG OF 3 NOTORIOUS FRAUDSTERS & RECOVERED VITAL EXHIBITS.{PHOTO}

                SUSPECTS:
{i} ABDULRANMAN SHUAIBU 21-YRS GANG LEADER
{ii} ISIAKU MAHEED ZAMBUK 47-YRS
{iii} Hassan Haruna 'M' 35-YRS

EXHIBITS
{i} A phone {hanset} containing the SIM card,number used to threaten the complainant
{ii} Copies of letters of threat to life addressed to highly placed Nigerians.
{iii} Copies of letters of fraud addressed to well meaning individuals and cooperate bodies soliciting for monetary assistance for non existing tragedies and projects.
[iv} List of names and phone numbers/contact of hundred of important personalities in public and private sectors in Nigeria.On the 1st of August 2016,the above mentioned suspects were tracked,trailed and arrested by Police's operatives attached to the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team,{IRT} Force Headquarters,Abuja,subsequent to several complaints received from well meaning individuals and highly placed personalities in Abuja of serious threat to their lives,intimidation and attempts to defraud them of huge sums of money.

2. The syndicate specializes in sending test messages and calling highly placed individuals such as Honourable Ministers,Senators,Governors,Captains of industry etc on phone demanding for huge sums of money or else the victims should await a grievous consequences if they failed to comply.Abdulrahman Shaibu 21 yrs,who is the leader of the gang was arrested during a rigorous and painstaking investigation into the crime.His arest led to the arresy of Isiaku Maheed Zanbul ''M'' 47 yrs and Hassan Haruna ''M'' 35 yrs who are also key members of the syndicate

3. The three {3} suspects confessed to the crime and explained to the investigators various roles played by each of them in the perpetration of this criminal act and other related crimes they have committed in the past.All the exhibits mentioned above were recovered from their possession.They will be arraigned in court on completion of investigation

4.However,members of the general public are advised to be vigilant and report promptly any threay of this nature to the nearest Police Station.

DCP DON N. AWUNAH,fsi
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.

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