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...

INTERNET FRAUDSTER ARRAIGNED AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY DUPED SOMEONE OF $3200 USD.{PHOTO}

                       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on tuesday December 6,2016 arraigned one Obohor John Damilola {a.k.a Frank Mcghee Clinton} before Justice D.U Okorowoo of the Ekiti State High Court,Ado Ekiti,on a 24 count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence,possession of fraudulent documents,concealment and retention of proceed of crime.Obohor however pleaded not guilty.One of the charges reads: ''That you Obonor John Damilola {a.k.a Frank Mcghee Clinto} on or about the 21st of June,2016 a Ado-Ekiti within the jurisdiction of his Honourable Court with intent to defraud,obtained the sum of $3200 USD {Three Thousand Two Hundred United State of America Dollars} from Lusmar Duprey Marte,a United State of American Citizen when you falsely represented that you are one Frank Mcghee Clinton of the United States of American Army,which representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1{1}{a} and punishable under Sectioon 1{3} of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related punishable under Section 1 {3} of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act 2006''.In view of his plea,the prosecution counsel Sanusi M. Galadanchi asked for a trial date.But counsel to the defendant,Olu Jaiyeoba informed the court that he has filed bail application and sought the court permission to move it.Justice Okorowo,however adjourned the matter to the 9th of December,2016 for the hearing of bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Federal Prison,Ado-Ekiti.Obonor,a student of Ekiti State University who poses on the internet as an American Army Officer by the name Sergeant Frank Mcghee serving in Nigeria,allegedly engages unsuspecting ladies on the internet in a dating and romance scam through which he fleeced them of their money to tun of N8million.

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