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...

BUREAU DE CHANGE OPERATOR BAGS SIX MONTHS JAIL TERM FOR €13,000 SCAM.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office, today October 8, 2019 secured the conviction of a Bureau de Change operator, Bashir Munkaila before Justice A.A.Demi-Ajayi of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State.
Munkaila was convicted on one count charge of intent to defraud contrary to section 1(1)(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
The charge reads: "That you Bashir Munkaila being a Bureau de Change operator on or about the 8th day of May 2018 in Benin, Edo State within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court with intent to defraud, did obtain from Adamu Haruna the sum of €13,000 (thirteen thousand Euros under the false pretense that there was a customer in your shop who needed sixteen thousand Euros (€16,000)) at N430 to a Euro, a representation you knew to be false and thereby comitted an offence contrary to section 1(1)(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud related Offences Act ,2006 and punishable under section 1(3) of the same Act",
Upon arraignment, Munkaila pleaded guilty to the charge.
In view of defendant's plea, the prosecution counsel, K.U.Udus asked the court to convict and sentence the defendant in line with the plea bargain agreement. However, the defence counsel, Onokpachere Ochuko, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as his client was a first time offender who has become remorseful. He also told the court that the defendant has restituted the victim in the sum of €13,000 Euro.
Justice A.A.Demi Ajayi thereafter convicted and sentenced the defendant to six (6) months imprisonment commencing from the date of judgement and a fine of three hundred thousand naira (N300,000).

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