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 Police men who acted on a tip-off by the LASTMA's management about the missing batteries from their premises,laid siege for the suspect,and caught him while attempting to remove another battery from an impounded bus.No fewer than Twenty {20} batteries have been removed from the impounded vehicles which were parked inside the premises within a fortnight.On his arrival at the RRS Headquarters,the suspect owned up that he operated with an accomplice he identified aas Yahoo,now at large.According to him ''Yes,I am responsible for the missing batteries.But I didn't work alone.We are a two-man syndicate who usually steal batteries...Our target vehicles was Volkswagen bus because its batteries can be removed easily without much stress.We don't usually go for trailer for its battery is protected with burglary...The suspect,who was picke-up at about 2:00 am over the weekend,by the operatives,said that he always scale through the agency's fence to access the compound and remove the batteries while his accomplice stayed outside to watch the surroundings for him.He confessed that ''We have devised our operation to the extent that no one could suspect us while committing the crime inside the premises...We know the exact time to scale through the fence because their security guards are too fond of sleeping .We capitalized on their inefficiency to strike''.The suspect,who is a a native of Ijebu-Ode,said that he sold each battery for N2,500 to one battery charger at Ogijo,suburb of Ogun state.His confessional statement led to the arrest of the receiver of the stolen items,Nofiu Oriade,46,the following day by the RRS operatives.The receiver of the stolen batteries who professed ignorant of the crime,said that he never knew those batteries were stolen items.''I was ignorant of the sources of those batteries.I thought he was a scavenger who picked up any unsused items from refuse dumb.I don't know he is a thief.I have regretted my action to have been collecting those batteries from him''.While confirming the arrest of the two suspects,the State Police Public Relations Officer,{PPRO} Superintendent of Police,Dolapo Badmus,said that the onslaught to rid-off crime activities in the state is yielding more positive results.Th suspects have been transferred to Special Anti-Robbery Squad {SARS} for further investigation.
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