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...

EFCC ARRESTS TWO PEOPLE OVER ROMANCE SCAM.{PHOTO}.

Image may contain: 1 person                                             The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested the due of Timothy Adegbaji Ademiju and Taiye Shittu Habibulahi,a student of Obafemi Awolowo University,OAU,Ile-Ife,Osun State,for offences bordering on internet fraud and obtaining by false pretence.Ademiju,36 a staff of a new generation bank,allegedly struck a deal with a student of Adekunle Ajasin University,Akungba,Ondo State,one David Olaoluwa Adesubokan ,also known as Opinion {now at large},to fleece one Giacomo Rossi,an Italian,of huge sum of money while posing as a lady by name,Grace Thomas.Ademiju allegedly used his position as the officer in charge of Western Money Transfer to process the fraudulent transactions coming from the Italian to 'Thomas'.
The arrest followed a petition from the victim alleging that he was contacted on a dating site by one 'Thomas' posing to be an American Nursing Student from OAU,and was in dire need of financial assistance in form of a loan to complete her studies.The loan which 'Thomas' promised to pay back was a decoy to trick Rossi into the fraudukent game.According to the petitioner,he had offered monetary assistance,paid in tranches,to the tune of Two Thousand Four Hundred Euros} which is equivalent of One million,two hundred and twenty one thousand,six hundred Naira before it dawned on him that it was a scam.The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation into the matter is concluded.
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