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...
I just received a very shocking news that a man identified as 34 year old Okolo Kingsley Emenike was nabbed on arrival from Brazil at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport {NAIA},Abuja,by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforment Agenct {NDLEA}.A statement signed by the Spokesman of the NDLEA,Mitchel Ofoyeju,said the Enugu State indigene told operatives that the recession in the country forced him into the crime.Ofoyeju added that illicit parcels of whitish substance which tested positive for cocaine weighing 9.150kgs were discovered inside soles of female shoes.''The discovery was made in a shipment of shoes during inward screening of passengers on a Turkish airline flight from Sao Paulo,Brazil.The cocaine was industrially concealed in the soles of new foot wears.It was the last arrest of last year at the Abuja airport with an estimated value of 3.8 million pounds in Europe ''.The suspect,a businessman who deals in motorcycle parts,confessed to the crime,saying the harsh economic situation in the country made him agree to traffic the drugs.He said ''My business was failing due to the recession,so I travelled to Brazil in search of employment.Things became worse for me in Brazil because I had no money to sustain myself while my work permit was being processed.I was equally confronted with the fear of deportation.This made me become desperate in my search for quick wealth.In the process,I met my childhood friend who offered me N1 million to traffic cocaine to Nigeria.He also paid for my ticket and gave me three bags of shoes containing the cocaine.On arrival at the Abuja airport,the cocaine was detected and I was arrested.I had planned to invest the N1 million in a business in Nigeria''.The NDLEA Commander at the Abuja airport,Hamisu Lawan,said that the arrest of Emenike was made during the inward screening of passengers and luggage on a Turkish airline flight from Brazil.More photos below.
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