OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

Image
 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...

PRESS RELEASE: POLICE FOIL PLANNED KIDNAPPING OF NIGERIAN OIL MAGNATE FEMI OTEDOLA.{PHOTOS}.

                An attempt to kidnap a Nigeria oil magnate,Femi Otedola,has been foiled by the Nigeria Police Force.
2. The IGP's Intelligence Response Team {IRT} accomplished this task when it arrested a three man notorious kidnap gang on the 23rd June,2016.The arrest was achieved through coordinated intelligence gathering and deployment of technical investigative tools that spanned several weeks.
3. The Principal suspect,one Ikechukwu Daniel,a 28 year old indigene of Imo State,who is the mastermind of the gang,was rusticated from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria due to his cult related activities on campus in 2009/2010.He also doubles as the IT guru of the kidnap gang with mastery of Computer applications.He made damning revelations of their criminal exploits in the South West of the Country.
4.Another member of the gang,29 year old Adeyemi Kayoode,a serving officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence corpps and a native of Ojoo in Ibadan,Oyo State serves as a Personal Assistant to the Commandant,NSCDC Oyo State Command.The suspect took undue advantage of his office to obtain the GSM number and location of their would be victim.He hatched the plan on how to kidnap the business magnate to make a demand of one billion naira ransom.
 5. The third suspect,Ayodele Temitayo,a native of Oyo in Ibadan,Oyo State who is the marksman and armourer of the gang,claimed to have been dismissed from 213 Battalion Maiduguri of Nigeria Army as a Private in 2015.
6. All the suspects made confessional statements revealing that they had successfully carried out several high profile kidnappings and two AK47 rifles loaded with live ammunition were recovered from them.While efforts are currently being intensified to apprehend other members of the gang and extend investigation to their other criminal enterprise,the Inspector General of Police,IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM,mni,wishes to restate the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to clamp down on all criminal activities across the country and reassures law abiding citizens that criminal elements would be eventually apprehended and charged to court.
7. The Igp urges Nigerians to avail the Police with relevant information that will help in the crusade against crime; as such information would be treated with utmost confidentiality.
DCP DON N. AWUNAH,fsi
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
One more photo below.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

INNOSON GIVES OUT BRAND NEW IVM G5 AND SALARY FOR LIFE TO THE MAN WHO PROPHESIED ABOUT HIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING IN 1979.(PHOTO).

SHAKIRA COVERS WOMEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE,APRIL ISSUE.

SSANU, NASU THREATEN STRIKE OVER WITHHELD SALARIES. (PHOTO).