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...

N70M FRAUD: COURT ADJOURNS NIMG DIRECTOR,BAMALI'S TRIAL TO NOV 12.{PHOTO}.

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    Justice Daniel Longji of the State High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has adjourned a N70million fraud trial involving Engineer Umar Saidu Bamali, Director, Nigeria Institute of Mining and Geosciences, NIMG and his Procurement Officer, Adeniyi Adeosun, to November 12, 2018. 
The adjournment followed the decision of the second defendant, Adeosun, to plead guilty to the charge. 
The defendants allegedly diverted over N70million, money meant for allowances of staff of NIMG and contracts of printing of security and non-security documents. 
Specifically, Bamali, in 2015 allegedly misappropriated the sum of N32million belonging to the Institute, a sum he claimed was used as allowances for staff, while nobody was promoted that year
He was also said to have converted to personal use, over N17million belonging to NIMG, a sum realized by the Institute from the training conducted for Kano Youths, through the State Government. 
On his part, Adeosun was said to have received over N8million as kickbacks to compromise his official duties.
Arraigned on Monday, May 28, 2018, Bamali and Adeosun pleaded not guilty to the 6-count charge of conspiracy, misappropriation of funds and criminal breach of trust preferred against them by the EFCC. 
At the resumed sitting today, July 25, 2018, Adeosun’s counsel, T.J.J. Danjuma, informed the court of his client's intention to opt for plea bargain.“My lord, we have decided to explore the option of plea bargain”, he said.Consequently, the court adjourned for report on the plea bargain.
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