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 CURRENCY COUNTERFEITERS IN EFCC CUSTODY.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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    Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Makurdi Zonal Office have arrested two men, Moses Adukwu and Iorlumun Reuben for currency counterfeiting.
The journey for the two men began when the EFCC Makurdi zonal office received a case transferred from the Department of State Service, DSS against them.
Iorlumun, 27 years old from Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State was arrested by DSS who rescued him from being lynched. He had purchased airtime from a woman who noticed that Reuben had paid her with fake currency and alerted people around.
When interrogated, he confessed that he was introduced to the business by another man still at large who had also introduced him to a supplier, Adukwu. He also confessed to still be in possession of about N18,000 fake currencies which he has been unable to spend before his arrest.
Adukwu, 33, who hails from Olamabiro Local Government Area of Kogi State, is a former bus driver who joined the counterfeiting business in 2017. He claimed he was introduced to the fraudulent business by one Mohammed still at large. He also confessed that he had visited Lagos to get his consignment but his meeting with the supplier was conducted under the Oshodi bridge.Subsequently, he paid the cash equivalent into the supplier's account while his consignment of fake currencies are sent to him by Waybill process.
Adukwu revealed during interrogation that for N50,000 real currency, he gets about N400,000 fake naira notes in four packets. He then sells each pack of fake currency for N25,000 of genuine currency.
They will soon be charged to court.One more photo below.
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