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...

2 MEN WERE ARRAIGNED FOR APPLYING FOR UK VISA WITH FAKE DOCUMENTS.{PHOTOS}.

                       Specifically,on the 9th of June 2016,Jerome Emeka Okoye,holder of NGA passport A50232043,applied for a UK visa.As part of his application he suubmitted a Lagos State Revenue Receipt.Analysis of these documents submitted indicates that the defendants forged all the documents being supplied to get their visa.They forged a Certificate of Occupancy in the name of Okoye Jerome,registered as No. 347 at page 112,volume xvii {Certificate of Occupancy} of the Land Registry,Abeokuta.One of the counts read, ''Jerome Emeks Okoye and Kenneth Ogedengbe on or about the 9th June,2016 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud and in order to facilitate your obtaining a UK Visa by false Pretebce from the British High Commission,forged a Lagos State Revenue Receipt,No. 2368651/SGSMRLS,dated 13th April,2016 issued in the name ''St Jerome Electronics Nig Ltd.'' and purported the document to have been issued by Lagos State Government''.They both pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.In view of their plea the prosecution counsel I. O. Daramola asked for a trial date and also requested the accused to be remanded in prison.However,counsel to the 1st and 2nd defendants,Ugoh Nwenyi and J. A Eze make an application for bail,pray the court to move their application.Justice Oyefeso remanded the first and second defendants in Kirikiri Prison and subsequently adjourned the matter till 21st November,2016 for bail application.More photos below.

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