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,Lagos zone,on friday evening uncovered yet another large sum of suspected laundered money to the of N448,850,00 {Four hundred and forty eight million,eight hundred and fifty thousand naira} only in a shop at LEGICO Shopping Plaza,Ahmadu Bello Way,Victoria Island,Lagos.The money stashed in several Ghana Must Go bags were in N500 and N1000 denominations,hidden in a shop awaiting conversion into foreign currency.Relying on information provided by a concerned whistle blower,operatives of the Commission swooped on the shopping complex and sought the identity of the owners of two shops,LS 64 and LS 67 which were under locks and keys.The shops had signages of Burea de Change.Inquries about the owner of shop 64 indicated he had not been seen for a long time,as they claimed the shop had not been opened for business for close to two years.Several calls were put to the owner of shop 67 but there was no response.The attention of the plaza's chairman and some traders were drawn in order to force the shops open.There was no money found in shop 67,but in shop 64,heaps of ''Ghana Must Go'' bags were found loaded on the floor of the shop.When the bags were unzipped they were found to contain bundles of naira notes totalling N448,850,000.Traders interviewed at the premises claimed they were not aware such money was housed in there,as the place hardly opens for business.The Commission is investigating the matter in order to unravel the owner and source of the money.More photos below.
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