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...

ON THURSDAY EFCC WILL FLAG OFF THE NIGERIAN WOMEN AGAINST CORRUPTION LED BY AISHA BUHARI.{PHOTOS}

        The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,will on Thursday ,December 7 flag off the Nigerian Women Against Corruption,WAC,project at the International Conference Centre,Abuja with the aim of engaging women across the country in a nationwide sustainable fight against corruption.According to the Acting Chairman of the EFCC,Ibrahim Magu,the epoch-making event,which is in collaboration with the office of the wife of the President would be flagged off by Her Excellency Hajia Aisha Muhammadu Buhari beginning at nine o'clock in the morning.''The choice of women is strategic,because we belive that they are torch-bearers in the anti-corruption crusade,and it is because of the important role they play in making the society a better place'', Magu said.He further added that: ''The WAC project is aimed at galvanizing Nigerian women to buy into the corruption fight and also to raise the consciousness of the consequences of corruption in the minds of their households''.The WAC programme,which is coming up two days before the twenty sixteen International Anti-Corruption Day celebration,has Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar {retd},Nigeria's first female Chief Justice of Nigeria as the guest speaker.The project will further be taken to the grassroots through the states and local governments across the country.More photos below.

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