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 sources,the Lagoss District of the Nigeria Railway Corporation {NRC} today monday said it had arrested no fewer than 100miscreants fond off riding on the rooftops of its Mass Transit Shuttle Trains in Lagos and Ogun state.The NRC District Manager in Lagos Mr Jerry Oche,disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Lagos.He said that the hoodlums were arrested by a combined team of the Railway Police,the Lagos State Police Command,the NRC Task Force and Man-O-War personnel.Oche said that the miscreants had constituted a nuisance to the corporation's mass transit shuttle service in Lagos and Ogun States,causing harm and injuries to innocent passengers.According to him,the miscreantt last tuesday caused mayhem at the Agege station and the development led to reprisal attacks from the people,which affected the operations of the corporations.''We want to first apologise to our customers.November 1,was tough for us due to the nefarious activities of the miscreants.The hoodlums attacked and destroyed some of our facilities.Ikeja station was seriously damaged,same at the Agege station and our police station.This morning,we decided to embark on a raid and we arrested about 100 hoodlums,riding on the rooftop of moving train at the Iju station.These people enter the trains with matchets,stones,sticks,knives and other harmful objects.These hoodlums sell drugs and do a lot of criminal activities.We cant't fold our hands to allow this to go on'' he said.Oche said that a baby,backed by her mother,was stoned in the process and died in one of the attacks that led to the suspension of our services at Agege and Ikeja.According to him,the death of the baby angered residents of Agege,who staged another round of attacks on the rooftop riders.He said that the Safety and security of passengers is paramount to the corporation and his had made the NRC redesign the windows of the trains.Oche,who said that the raids would be a continuous process,added that the corporation would increase its police posts and the security personnel,to ensure the safety of all passengers and NRC personnel on the trains.One more photo below.
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