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...

COURT ORDERS FORFEITURE OF YAKUBU'S $9.8M TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

No automatic alt text available.                  A Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice Zainab B. Abubakar today ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $9,772,00 {Nine Million,Seven Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand United States Dollars} and 74,000 pounds sterling recovered from a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,NNPC,Mr Andrew Yakubu to the Federal Government.The order was sequel to an ex parte application by the EFCC seeking an interim forfeiture of the recovered money to the Federal Government.The ex parte application was moved by Salihu Sani,counsel for the applicant.
In her ruling,Justice Zainab held ''That the sum of $9,772,000 {Nine Million,Seven Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand United States Dollars} and 74,000 Pounds sterling which are now in the custody of the applicant {EFCC} are in the interim forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria''.
It would be recalled that,on the 3rd day of February,2017,operatives of the Commission had stormed a building belonging to the former NNPC boss and recovered a staggering sum of $9,772,000 {Nine Million,Seven Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand United States Dollars} and 74,000 Pounds Sterling stashed in a huge fire proof safe.On February 8,2017,Yakubu reported to the Commission's Kano Zonal Office where he admitted being the owner of both the house and the money recovered.Yakubu is still in custody assisting the investigation.More photos below.

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