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...

PROTESTERS FROM ETI-OSA SHUT DOWN AMBODE'S OFFICE TODAY AFTER 800 STRUCTURES WERE DEMOLISHED.{PHOTOS}.

                   According to sources,activities at the offices of the Lagos State Governor and House of Assembly were today tuesday paralysed as residents of Otodo-Gbame Community,Eti-Osa Local Government,barricaded the governor's office in protest over killing and demolition of over 800 structures within the community.The protest was the second after the first held on Monday by the residents,to express their displeasure over the demolition of structures in the over 100 year old community.Both entrances to the office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the House of Assembly were barricaded.Scores of protesters also barricaded the Mobolaji Johnson Way and governor's road as they chanted several songs to express the hardship they had been subjected to.This development prompted the policemen attached to the office to shoot at the protesting residents to scare them away from the entrance.Mr Muhammed Zana,who spoke on behalf of the protesters said ''Officials of the Directorate of State Security {DSS} Shot in the air to scare us.They almost ran-over us with their cars.But we have resolved to continue to barricade the entrance until we get assurance from the governor or his deputy,directing the police to leave their community''.Moses Dansu,son to the Baale of Otondo-Gbam community,lamented that he does not know where his family was,saying ''My family is scattered.I don't know where they are at the moment.My father,the baale has been arrested without any charge.More photos below.
Some protesters during the protestA cross section of the protestersGridlock on Mobolaji Way as a result of the protest

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