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...
A press statement was issued by the Nigerian Army yesterday and it says,the General Court Marshal {GCM} of 7 Division sitting in Maiduguri,Borno State has sentenced a serving soldier to seven {7} years imprisonment for manslaughter for shooting and killing one Mr Umar Alkali within the popular Monday Market in Maiduguri metropolis on 23 December 2015.The soldier {name withheld} was found guilty of Manslaughter punishable under Section {105} of the Armed Forces Act CAP A20 of the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004.The soldier's plea that he acted in self defence,that the deceased assaulted and tried to wrestle his rifle from him before he shot and killed him to save his life and that of his compatriots was set aside on the ground of use of disproportionate force.while dismissing the Initial charge of murder leveled against the soldier the GCM upheld the charge of manslaughter.The President of the Court,Brigadier General Olusegun Adeniyi while delivering the verdict gave a detailed account of all the proceedings and relevant laws that guided the court at arriving at its decision.Another soldier {name withheld} was also found guilty of one count charge of desertion punishable under section 60 of the Act.He was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment.It will be recalled that the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu in August 2016 inaugurated a General Court Marshal with the mandate of dealing with matters that may arise from activities of troops within the Division's area of responsibility and to ensure that troops work within the framework of their rules of engagement.
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