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...
According to sources,the operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man who specialised in stealing laptops and properties of conference and seminar participants in Lagos State.The suspect,Ikemefuna Aje,47,was arrested on wednesday afternoon by the operatives after he had gate-crashed into a seminar organised for internet brand managers at a popular hotel in GRA,Ikeja,Lagos.He made away with 5 MacBooks,one HP computer and some assorted personal effects of the workshop participants.Ikemufuna,captured in the CCTV camera around the venue of the event,drove into the venue,before heading straight into the seminar precisely when the participants were having launch in another room.The suspect,who was corporately dressed,wore the tag of seminar participants before making away with the items.He had after stealing the said items,took them to computer village,Ikeja and sold 5 Mac Books and one HP computer to one Saliu Ibraheem for N1,110,00.RRS operatives in tracking the suspect traced him t 5,Tony Street,Ejigbo,Lagos where he was hosting about 34 other church members in house-fellowship.Recovered from his house after the arrest were a car a 4-Runner Toyoto,with the registration No.KRD 701 DC,driven into the venue by the suspect,a master key,Zinox laptop,several computer bags,computer and tablets accessories as well as seminar materials and a sum of N700,000.According to one of the representatives the seminar organiser,who did not want her name in print,''we were shocked see participants bringing up issues of missing laptops and computer accessories after returning from lunch.The seminar was not advertised online neither in any national newspaper.How did this suspect get to know of the event and managed to come at the exact time participants about a hundred participants were having launch?''.According to sources,Ikemefuna had several scouts who furnish him with information on conferences and seminars,where he went to steal laptops and participants properties.The suspect was quoted to have said that the seminar was one of the many others where he had gate crashed before stealthily making away with several latops,mobile phones and computer accessories of participants.The suspect,after initially denying the crime,confessed when he was shown copy of the CCTV footages before leading the operatives to Computer Village to arrest the buyer.According to the buyer of the stolen items at the Computer Village Ikeja,Saliu Ibraheem,''I have known Ikemefuna for more than seven years.He brought 5 Mac Books and one HP to my shop that he bought them on South Africa.I bought the 5 Mac Books and a HP laptop computer for N1,110,00 and I resold it immediately for N1,250,000:00.The money was transferred into my account immediately.As at yesterday,the operatives had recovered all the laptops allegedly stolen by the suspect at the seminar.Confirming the incident,the Police PPRP,ASP Olarinde Famous Cole,said that there would be no hiding place for criminals in Lagos State adding that officers of the command are at alert to nip crime in the bud.The suspect has been transferred to the SCID,Panti,Yaba for further investigation and prosecution.
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