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...

MAN BAGS TWO YEARS FOR FERTILIZER FRAUD.{PHOTO}.

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      Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has sentenced one Ifeanyi Uche to two years imprisonment with an option of fine of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) for obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N325,000.00 (Three Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Naira).
The convict was arraigned on a one-count charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal office, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.
The count reads: “That you, Ifeanyi Uche, sometime in October, 2019 in Gboko within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N325,000.00 (Three Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Naira) only from one Orbunde Nguvern Linda under pretence that she would be awarded a contract for the supply of fertilizer to Federal University of Agriculture, which you knew was false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1)(b) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section 1(3) of the same Act".
He pleaded “guilty” following a plea bargain agreement with the Commission.
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