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...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,have arrested an oil vessel off-loading products suspected to be Automated Gas Oil,AGO,along Eagle Island in Port Harcourt,Rivers State.The arrest,made yesterday thursday December 1,was made possible by high-level intelligence and surveillance by the EFCC.Men and officers of the NNS Pathfinder,Naval Base,Port Harcourt also offered professional support and facilitation of the operation.The vessel: H.W. BECHMAN,an oil tanker,with Registration Number:4014030,was caught off-loading products into a Tank Farm housed in the premises of NEPAS Limited in the Iwofe area of Port Harcourt.It was the first-ever oil vessel interception made by the EFCC since its reception.Preliminary investigations by the EFCC showed that the oil vessel carried products loaded in twelve {12} compartments.Seven of the compartments had already been offloaded into the Tank Farm at the point of arrest.Products were still found in five other compartments.The products were suspected to have been sourced from the proceeds of pipeline vandalisation in the creeks of the Niger Delta.Operators off the vessel escaped on sighting the EFCC operatives,escaped in a speed boat but a quick response and support by men of the NNS Pathfinder ensured that the oil vessel was not moved.Several documents were recovered from the vessel and further investigations in the case,are on-going.One more photo below.
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