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...

LAGOS FIRE SERVICE PREVENTS DESTRUCTION OF MULTI-MILLION PROPERTY IN LEKKI.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.


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    The Lagos State Fire Service, today, prevented a row of multi-million Naira shops trading in electronic equipment from going up in flames during the early hours of yesterday in Lekki.
The Ag. Head of the Fire Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, who disclosed this while speaking at the scene of the fire incident, explained that the Agency’s timely response to the emergency call and deployment of firefighters to Peace Estate, Lekki ensured the timely containment of the fire disaster.
According to her, “On arrival at the scene, we discovered that the fire had engulfed nine out of the 19 shops where electronic products of different brands and sizes are being sold. But our firemen were able to save the remaining 10 shops full of goods worth millions of Naira from being destroyed, by ensuring the fire was promptly extinguished”.
While acknowledging the support and contribution of the Federal Fire Service in suppressing the inferno, she implored all Lagosians to be more careful and ensure that power points as well as gadgets are put off when not in use in homes and offices.
Adeseye appealed to Lagosians to see the extension of the lockdown period as a demonstration of the government's commitment to curtail the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The Fire Service Boss, therefore, urged Lagosians to follow the rules put in place by health experts by embracing regular hand washing, social distancing, and stay-at-home directive.
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