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...

LAGOS RRS NABS ATM ROBBER AT ALABA RAGO.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 1 person, standing, stripes and outdoor                                                                 The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad {RRS} of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected ATM robber,Gbenga Babatunde,35,after a failed attempt to rob a lady who had withdrew an unspecified amount of money at an ATM point in Alaba Rago Market around 5:48am.The suspect,who had a cut-to-size locally made short gun with two life cartridges on him,was chased and arrested by the RRS operatives patrolling the area,after been contacted by the would-be-victim who had escaped from the robbery attempt.In his confessional statement,Babatunde claimed that he and his accomplice-one Samson Baba Ramadan,28,who had escaped after the botched operation-had in the past robbed about 35 ATM users in Alaba Rago Market,Ojo area of Lagos before his arrest.According to him,''I was introduced to the crime by my colleague,Samson Baba Ramadan,who I met at Field Joint,Alaba two years ago and since,we have been working together as a team.We have robbed about 35 people together.We would have gotten to the ATM point by 4:00am and then hide inside the shop beside the ATM point.As soon as the with-drawer collects the money,we will accost him or her and collect the money and escape.The last money we collected was N40,000.Yesterday,we collected N12,500'' he added.
Also recovered from the suspect were: a First Bank mastercard belonging to Iweka Christopher Uchenna and a Diamond Bank debit card owned by Nkechi Esther Idoko.The State Police Spokesperson,Superintendent of Police,SP Dolapo Badmus,who confirmed the arrest,noted that the State Command would leave no stone unturned towards ensuring that suspected criminals are brought to justice.The case has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation and prosecution.One more photo below.
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