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...

EFCC DOCKS LEGAL PRACTITIONER OVER LAND FRAUD IN IIORIN.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.


     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal office has arraigned a Legal Practitioner, Akeem Jimoh, before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on a one count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence.
Barrister Jimoh was arraigned before the Court Presided by Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar.
The accused person allegedly received various sum of monies under the pretence of helping people to buy land within Ilorin Metropolis but diverted the money for his personal use.
The charge reads, “That you, Barrister Akeem Jimoh, sometime in August, 2011 in Ilorin, within the jurisdiction of the honourable Court with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) from one Mr Ogunleye Dare Benjamin on the pretence that you have one plot of land (behind Alao Farm, Tanke Area, Ilorin, Kwara State) which you knew to be false punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other fraud Related Offences Act No.14 of 2006.
When the charge was read, the lawyer pleaded not guilty.
Defence Counsel, V. O. Aluko who led five other lawyers however moved an oral application for bail pending the hearing and determination of the matter.
He argued that the offence allegedly committed by the accused legal Practitioner is bailable.
But prosecuting lawyer, Sesan Ola, opposed the oral application for bail, insisting that the proper bail application is yet to be filed before the court.
Ola urged the Presiding Judge to remand the accused person in prison custody and order accelerated hearing of the matter.
Justice Abdulgafar however over ruled the oral application for bail and ordered the accused Person to remanded in the custody of the EFCC.The case has been adjourned till Monday July 15, 2019 for hearing of the bail application.
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