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...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on sundy counseled the youths in the State on the need to embrace hardwork,saying that such was important to be successful in life.Governor Ambode,who spoke in Epe during the ongoing One Lagos Fiesta,an annual end of the year revue put together by the State Government,said it was important for the young ones to cultivate the habit of working hard,as such would go along way in making them to achieve their dreams.While recalling his days growing up in Epe,the Governor said he became the Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State through the grace of God and hardwork,assuring that as government,his administration would continue to create the enabling environment for the youths in the State.He said ''What I want to tell all of you is that we believe so much in all you;we know that you are our future; I also started from here and today by the grace of God,I happened to be your Governor andd so there will be many more Governors from this crowd.But if you want to be a President;if you want to be a Governor; if you want to be a Doctor or you want to be a lawyer and so on,you must now work hard.So,even when you work hard,our duty as government is to provide the enabling environment for all of you and so we are going to create more jobs for our youths and also we will create more facilities so that you crave on your talents to become more creative''.Besides,the Governor said as a means of helping the youths to achieve their dreams,the State Government has already created the Employment Trust Fund {ETF},and urged them to take advantage of the fund..More photos below.
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