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...

A MAN BAGS TWO YEARS JAIL TERM FOR N10.7MILLION FRAUD.{PHOTO}.

Image may contain: 1 person, close-up                                                Justice A.I. Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar,Cross Rivers State has convicted and sentenced one Patrick Egbe Ekpolo to two years imprisonment.The convict who was ordered by the judge to restitute the entire sum N107 million to the victims however gave the convict an option of One Hundred Thousand Naira fine in lieu of the sentence.
The convict was first arraigned sometimes in August,2015 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,on a three-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque.He later changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on an amended oone count charge bordering on issuance off dud cheque to the tune of N10,700,000.00 {Ten Million,Seven Hundred Thousand Naira}.
The charge reads: ''that you Patrick Egbe Ekpolo on or about the 27th day of June,2014,at Calabar with the Jurisdiction of this honourable Court with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of Four Million,Two Hundred Thousand Naira only {4,200,000.00} only from Ikuroye Magnus and Nonso Ndefo on one hand snd Six Million,Five Hundred Thousand Naira only {N6,500,000.00} from Uzochukwu Amaukwu under the pretence that a contract was awarded to you and the monies will be used for the purpose of buying and supplying Automotive Gas Oil {AGO} to Unicement in Calabar,a pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1{1}{a} of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under section 1{3} of the same Act.
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