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 ongoing trial of a former governor of Abia State,Orji Uzor Kalu.continued on Monday June 5,2017 before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court Lagos,sitting in Ikoyi,Lagos with a prosecution witness,Romanus Madu,Permanent Secretary,Government House,Umuahia,Denying knowledge of some bank drafts that emanated from Fidelity Bank Plc during the administration of Kalu.Kalu is being prosecuted alongside his company,Slok Nigeria Limited and his former Commissioner for Finance,Jones James Udeogu,for money laundering to the tune of N3.2 billion.In his testimony,Madu,a former cashier at the Government House,Umuahia,during the administration of Kalu,told the court that he was invited by the Commission some years ago and was showed some documents,including bank drafts and cheques amounting to several millions of Naira that emanated from Fidelity Bank bearing his signature and handwriting as the marker.led in evidence by the prosecution counsel,Rotimi Jacobs,Madu,however,told the court that he was not a signatory to the bank drafts.Madu,who is the fourth prosecution witness,PW4,also denied know;ledge of the handwritten applications for some of the bank drafts bearing his signature and handwritting.He further told the court that there were other fictitious names that appeared on some of the bank drafts.The evidence against the defendants was tendered and admitted in evidence as exhibits E10 to E 69 by the court.However,counsel to the defendants urged the court to reject the evidence on the grounds that his signature and handwriting were forged in respect of the bank drafts before the court.Jacobs,therefore,prayed the court to overrule the objections of the defence counsel.Justice Idris,after carefully reviewing the submissions of both counsels,adjourned the matter to June 6,2017 to determine the authenticity of the signatories and handwriting applications.
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