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 one of my reporter Chinenye Genevieve,gallant men of the Imo State Police Command yesterday foiled an attempt by a four man armed robbery gang to rob a bank customer at Fidelity Bank,Owerri.The gang which came on a Toyota Camry drove away after they were engaged in gun battle by the police men on duty and police teams from all over the city led by the area commander ACP Francis Bissiong,the DPO Owerri urban and command federal anti robbery squad in the state.The team immediately raided black sports in the city where men of the under world were picked out and taken to the state headquarters for investigation.More photos below.
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