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...
Justice O.A Adeniyi of the FCT High Court sitting in Apo,Abuja today tuesday,June 20,2017 convicted and sentenced one Micheal Ogun {a.k.a Idris Sulieman,Ibrahim Bello} to 27months imprisonment on a six-count charge of forgery and obtaining by false pretence brought against him by the Econnomic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC.Ogun,allegedly poses as an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service,NCS and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC,and in that assumed capacity defrauding innocent Nigerians of their hard eearned money under the guise of securing them job in the two agencies.The job scam was reported to the EFCC by one Angela Chinwe Okeke after being duped by the defendant.In the course of thr trial,Ogun changed his plea following a plea bargain agreement.At the resumed sitting today,Justice Adeniyi asked the defendant to carefully study the plea bargain agreement.At the resumed sitting today,Justice Adeniyi asked the defendant to carefully study the plea bargain arrangement and confirm if he fully understood the terms and conditions contained therein noting that,the matter was adjourned for conviction and conclusion of the trial,following chilling evidences tendered against him by the prosecution.Responding,Ogun's counsel,Samuel Zibiri,SAN,stated that the defendant has pleaded guilty to all counts.Referring to paragraph three of the plea bargain,Zibiri urged the court to look at the option of fine adding that the defendant is a young married man with a wife and two infants alongside his aged parents.He further stated that Ogun will restitute all his victims with veritable claims and proof of monies paid.Justice Adeniyi,after a careful perusal of the plea bargain terms ruled out the option of fine holding that,''the plea bargain was an afterthought coming in at the dying minute after the prosecution has proved its case beyond every reasonable doubt''.The judge,thereafter,found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to three months each on counts one to five without an option of fine and one year on count six.Additionally,the convict is to refund the money fraudulently collected from all his clients.More photos below.
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