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 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC today tueday March 21,2017,arraigned one Oluwafunmilayo Samuel Adenmosu alongside his company,H.T. Real Estate Limited,before Justice J.O. Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on an 18-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N108,744,080.00 {One Hundred and Eighty Million,Seven Hundred and Forty-four Thousand Eigthy Naira}.The accused,a lawyer,had,sometime in 2008,allegedly approached the complainant,Mathew Dickson Aiyeola,Managing Director,Golden Treasure Investment Limited,claiming that his company was registered to deal in banking and foreign exchange business.The complainant alleged that bank drafts totalling N108,744,080.00 were issued in favour of H.T. Real Estate Limited,at different times,for the purchase of $921,560.00 on the agreed rate with the accused,who also claimed to be a director in a new generation bank.The complainant further alleged that the accused,after much pressure,issued a cheque for N6,000,000.00,which was not honoured upon presentation due to insufficient amount in his account.Efforts by the complainant to get a refund were unsuccessful.The accused pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him.In view of his plea,the prosecution counsel,Samuel Daji,asked the court for a trail date and prayed that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.However,counsel to the defendant,O.A. Fashuba,pleaded with the court to gran the accused bail on self-recognizance.After listening to both counsels,Justice Oyefeso ordered the accused to be remanded in Ikoyi prison.The case was adjourned to March 24,2017 for the counsel to the accused to file necessary applications and April 7 and 10,2017 for the commencement of trial.One more photo below.
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