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 Vanguard,Ahmed Salkida,one of the three people declared wanted by the Nigerian Army for allegedly aiding the release of a Boko Haram video showcasing the missing Chibok girls,arrived the country yesterday monday night.He was reportedly taken into custody by the police,who,however,kept mute over the development.The Nigerian Army also denied knowledge of the arrival and detention of Salkida,described as a close associate of the Boko Haram founder,Mohammed Yusuf.Salkida was reportedly arrested,yesterday,at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,Abuja as he stepped down from an Emirate flight marked EK 785.One of the female passengers,who sat next to the journalist,told journalists that she recognised Salkida,who was a bit nervous all through the flight.She said she recognized the journalist from photos posted on the Internet and engaged him in conversation throuhgout the seven-hour flight.She said Salkida told her that he expected to be arrested upon arrival because he was travelling with an Emergency Travel Certificate,ETC,and that the DSS was aware of his coming.He expressed fear that he would not be given a fair trial and accused the government of pronouncing him guilty without trial.Salkida further told the passenger that he did not know the whereabouts of Boko Haram leaders or Chibok girls.However,he admitted to receiving two video clips from Boko Haram before they were released to the public.He said Boko Haram had confidence in his objectivity as an investigative journalist,having previously interviewed Mohammed Yusuf,the founding leader of Boko Haram.Salkida had expressed surprise that the army declared him wanted since they knew how to reach him if they wanted him.The man was declared wanted alongside Aisha Wakil and Ahmed Bolori penultimate week by the Nigerian army,which accused them of engaging in acts of terrorism for being accessory to the release of the Chibok girls video.But the trio have expressed surprise over the action of the military,saying that they knew how to reach them without declaring them wanted as common criminals and exposing them to opium.One more photo below.
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