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 fight against eradication of street trading withing Lagos Central Business District has received a boost with the introduction of thirty corners shops donated by Mikano International Limited.Receiving the corner shops at Onikan Lagos,the Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business Districts,Mr. Agboola Dabiri commended the gesture of Mikano in living up to their social corporate responsibility and warned traders who display their wares on the roads and walkways to desist henceforth.He said ''Lagos State Government has now provided an alternative to selling on the streets and walkways in the area and will not tolerate the continuous display of wares on streets and walkways any longer''.Meanwhile,the State Government has also inaugurated the Central Business District Market Sanitation Task Force as part of efforts to ensure a cleaner maarket environment across the Lagos Island business district.
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