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...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Amode today tuesday disclosed plans to recruit at 5,000 Neighbourhood Watchers to boost security across the State,with new recruits expected to earn at least N25,000 monthly with other allowances.Governor Amode,who spoke at the 3rd Quarter 2016 Town Hall Meeting,held at the indoor Sports Hall,Teslim Balogun Stadium,Surulere,said the neighbourhood Safety Agency Bill which he signed into Law on August 15,2016,was part of efforts to institutionalise and deepen community policing in the State.''There iss a law that has just been passed which is the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Law,2016 and in line with the resolution taken by the House of Assembly yesterday,we would go all out to make sure that this agency is activated and all our neighborhoods will be covered,and then centralize with the State Government with all the necessary equipment and resources to ensure that we establish what we call community policing and that is the way to go.We will rebrand Neighborhood Watchers and re-equip them to the level that each Neighborhood Watchers in all the Local Governments will have their vehicles and necessary equipment to complement security.We are also working on employing additional 5,000 Neighborhood Watchers in all our Local Governments and they will be paid by us,while the basic salary for the entrance level will be N25,000 per month,'' the Governor said.The Governor also disclosed that the State Government would roll out all its empowerment programmes next week.''We will roll out all our empowerment programmes immediately to assist all our youth,artisans and the needy.The funding for the N500m Lagos State Persons Living with Disability Fund has been provided and beneficiaries will start getting support from this quarter,'' Governor Amode said.More photos below.
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