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...
The Attention of the Service has been drawn to a fake Facebook account created with the name and photograph of DCG DAN UGO,calling on interested job seekers and potential buyers of auction goods to call a phone number provided by the suspected fraudster.The Service wishes to state that DCG DAN UGO DOES NOT HAVE Facebook account.All social media users should disregard such information purportedly emanating from the DCG.For the avoidance of doubt,Nigeria Customs Service is not recruiting at the moment.Similarly,all auction activities have been suspected for over a year now.You are therefore advised not to patronize anyone on social media claiming to be a Customs Officer or acting on behalf of the Service.
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