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...
A speech delivered yesterday 11th of October 2016,by Charge d' Affaires David Young at the US Embassy Abuja,to Mark the International day for the Girl Child.In one paragraph from David's speech,he said ''When we think of the future of Nigeria,this is especially important.Think for a moment,Nigeria's population is growing rapidly.Currently there are roughly 180 million people in the country.By 2050 the number of people is expected to grow to roughly double,to some 350 million people.Half of these are female.What are we doing to make a better future for girls who we want to grow up to be the women of Nigeria tomorrow?.Then in another paragraph he said ''We need to help girls across this country,from all walks of life,not only in crisis.They need the opportunity to grow up safe and healthy,free from violence and abuse.They need the chance to be educated,to make decisions for themselves about their destinies,what they want to do in life,who they want to love,how they will live,and what they will believe''.More photos below.
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