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...

FG ALERTS NIGERIANS TODAY OF ISIS NEW RECRUITMENT STRATEGY.

Image result for nigeria coat of arm                  The Nigerian Federal Government has urged parents and guardians to monitor the activities of their children and wards in order to prevent them from being recruited by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria {ISIS},which has now resorted to targetting vulnerble individuals,including foreign students,using financial inducements to recruit them into the terrorist organisation.In a statement issued in Abuja today monday,the Minister of Information and Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed,cited the recent recruitment into ISIS of 27 medical students of the University of Medical Sciences and Technology {UMST} in Sudan as an example of new strategy being used by the organisation to recruit more members.The Minister,quoting a report received by the Nigerian Intelligence Community,said 22 of the 27 students,who travelled to Syria to join ISIS,are Britons.''According to the report,the students were recruited by one Mohamme Fakhri Al-khabbas,a former UMST student from Middlesborough,United Kingdom.Many of the students are children of reputable doctors in the UK.Their Social Media accounts also revealed them as praising Jihadists and championing ISIS cause,'' he said.Alhaji Mohammed therefore appealed to Nigerians,especially those who have children and wards in foreign academic institutions,to pay more attention to their activities,while urging schools across the country to enlighten their students on the new ISIS recruitment strategy.
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