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 Anambra State Police Command on sunday arrested a man susspected to be a security guard with the Nnewi Diocese of the Anglican Church,for being in possession of human parts.Speaking on the arrest,the Commissioner of Police in the state,Mr Sam Okaula,who declined to give the suspect's name,says he is a cannibal.''He is with us.Some human parts were found in his possession; and I think he is just a cannibal,said Okaula,before adding that there was no concrete evidence the suspect was trading in the parts.The Anglican Church has moved to disown the security guard,with the Venerable Godwin Agba,the administrative secretary of the Diocese of Nnewi Angican Communion,claiming the suspect was never their employee.A top security source who spoke to some pressmen said the bubble bust for the suspect when dogs on a hunting expedition sniffed out the alleged human parts at Ukunu Eziora Ozubulu community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state.''An eyewitness said the suspect,whose name was not given,was seen by hunters,who had no premonition that a human killer was in the bush'',the source said.''The hunters were in the bush with their two dogs,which went ahead of them,only to come back to inform their owners with signs they interpreted to mean that there was an unusual discovery.When the hunters followed the dogs to a particular point in the bush,they were startled to see fresh dismembered human body,including the head,legs,hands and as well as clothes suspected to belong to victims.The hunters,including two persons identified as Paul and Chimezie,were sid to have rushed back home to contract members of Ozubulu vigilance group,who immediately followed them to the spot in the bush,but could not see those human parts anymore.After a long search,a man was seen in the bush,who happened to be a security man working at a higher institution under construction.He was confronted by a combined team of the hunters and vigilantes,who arrested him in connection with discovery''.After interrogation,he confessed that he roasted the human parts for his customers who would drive into the forest at wee hours to purchase both for rituals and for eating.The remains of the victims found with the suspect have been deposited at a mortuary as police continue with investigations.
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