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...

EFCC ARRAIGNS A GRADUATE FOR FRAUD.{PHOTO}.

                                                          One Okunmwendia Victor was arraigned today by EFCC before Justice P. I Ajooku of the Federal High Court,Benin City on a three count charge bordering on fraud and obtaining by false pretense.Okunmwendia 29,a graduate of Delta State university is alleged to have presented himself as Sister Julia Imoke,founder and coordinator of Happy Home Orphanage in his attempt to extort money from unsuspecting persons.One of the counts reads, ''that you Okunmwendia O. Victor ''m'' {alias Sister Julia Imoke of Happy Home Orphanage} and others now at large on or abiut the 24th of January 2016 in Benin city,Edo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with intent to defraud,did obtain the sum of 900 US Dollars from one Ada k. ''F'' through  Western union money transfer under the false pretense that you ar sister Julia Imoke,the founder and coordinator of a non existing Happy Home Orphanage,a pretex you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 {1} {a} of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act,2006 and punishable under Section 1{3} of the same Act''.The accused person pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.Counsel to the Commission,M T Iko asked the court to fix a date for trial and to remand the defendants in prison custody.Attempt by the defense counsel,Osman Idehen to move for bail was refused by the court.Justice Ajoku adjourned the matter to November 16 for trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.

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