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 friday 7th of April 2017 arraigned one Suzan Vega Ochuko before Justice P.I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin,Edo State on a three count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.Ochuko and one Tony Uyimwen aka Alex Ethan {now at large} allegedly operating with a pseudo name Alex Ethan contacted one Mrs Beatrice AUF DER MAUR from St Gallen,Switzerland via Facebook and defrauded her of One Hundred and Thirty-Two Thousand Euro.Mrs Auf Der Maur was allegedly hoodwinked into a love relationship with the defendant who subsequently defrauded her of the said amount under the pretence of executing a non existing contract.The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.In view of her plea,the prosecution counsel M.T. Iko asked the court to fix a date for commencement of trial.The defence counsel,Ekhator Ogiegbaen told the court that he had filed an bail application for his client.He pleaded with the court to grant his client bail as she will not jump bail and that the defendant was a nursing mother.Though the prosecution counsel opposed the bail,Justice Ajoku granted the defendant bail in the sum of One Million Naira with two sureties in like sum.The sureties must be civil servant not below grade level 12 or two sureties with landed property within the jurisdiction of the court.The sureties must deposit original title of their document with the court while the civil servant must produce an official letter from his superior from his office.The documents are to be verified by the prosecution.The matter was adjourned to the 14th of June,2017 for trial while the defendant iss to be remanded in prison custody pending the perfection of her bail.
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