OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

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 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...

PDP RAISES ALARM TODAY,OVER A PLOT TO DISRUPT THEIR CONVENTION ON SATURDAY IN ABUJA.


Related image       Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday alleged that some “overzealous elements” in the All Progressive Congress (APC) were planning to disrupt the party’s national convention holding on Saturday in Abuja.
Mr Dayo Adeyeye, National Publicity Secretary of the National Caretaker Committee of the party made the allegation in a news briefing in Abuja.Adeyeye called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate and ensure that the convention was not disrupted.He said that the president was not involved in the plot but that some members of his party were out to cause confusion.“We have credible information that some overzealous elements in the APC Government want to disrupt the PDP national convention.“It is not from the very top; they know that if we have a hitch-free convention, it will mark the end of APC in power.“We call on President Buhari to investigate and ensure that those who want to disrupt the convention refrain from doing so,” he said.According to Adeyeye, disrupting the convention is tantamount to disrupting the country’s democracy.He urged Buhari to go the extra mile to ensure that the PDP convention was successful by providing sufficient security in and around the arena.He stated that while PDP was in power, the party did not interrupt programmes of other political parties rather, it encouraged the growth of other parties.Adeyeye said that accreditation for the convention would be strictly monitored, and warned that persons not accredited would not be allowed within the vicinity of the Eagles Square.According to him, the list of accredited delegates will be made available to all aspirants at least 48 hours before the convention.Adeyeye said Osun would not participate in the national convention and that Anambra was still under consideration, following disagreements in the state.He said that former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, would deliver a speech at the convention but may not be allowed to vote.He announced that the Chairman of the Convention Planning Committee, Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, would meet with all chairmen of the party in the states on Friday.He said that the meeting would hold at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja at 10 a.m. and that attendance was mandatory. (NAN).Image result for PDP

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