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...

TWO SOLDIERS SLUMPED AT THE ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE YESTERDAY IN ANAMBRA,AWKA.{PHOTO}.

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      Two soldiers on Monday slumped at the 2018 Armed Forces and Remembrance Day held at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, Anambra State.
The two military personnel slumped while participating in a parade.
Medical team including the Anambra State commissioner for Health, Dr Josephat Akabuike, attended to the victims before they were rushed to a hospital for more medical attention.
An army source who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the victims might have been affected by what he called ‘sun-stroke’, resulting from heavy sunshine.
He said, “It’s not unusual to see such occurrence during parades, more so under intense sunshine. We are hoping they would come back in the end.
When contacted on the telephone, the Anambra State Commissioner of Health declined comment on the matter .
He said, “Go on with your investigation. I will get back to you later.
A source at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Teaching Hospital, who confided in our correspondent said,”The soldier here is in a critical condition. He fell flat on his forehead, hitting the tar floor.“He is at the intensive unit here. We pray he would survive. We suspect he had malignant malaria which aggravated his condition.”
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