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...

UNIILORIN STUDENT TO FACE FRESH TRIAL FOR INTERNET FRAUD,OCT 29.{PHOTO}.

 

A University of Ilorin student, Itanola Abdulsamad will on October, 29, 2020, face fresh trial before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin for alleged internet fraud. This followed the suspect’s switch from “guilty” to “not guilty” plea, on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 court proceeding and the consequent adjournment of the matter by the judge.
The suspect was facing prosecution by the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on 10-count charges of internet fraud to which he pleaded guilty upon his arraignment on Friday, October 2, 2020 but had to make a dramatic switch to “not guilty,” today on his re-arraignment on amended four-count charge, prompting the judge to adjourn the matter, preparatory to his fresh trial.
Preceding the defendant’s today’s switch of plea, his counsel, Adewale Olatunde, informed the court of his client’s decision to change his earlier plea. "My Lord, my client has informed me that he wants to change his plea from 'guilty' to 'not guilty'. I humbly urge your lordship to allow the charge be read to the defendant for him to change his plea," Olatunde said.
Justice Oyinloye granted the prayer of the defence counsel, which saw the defendant switch to a “not guilty” plea to the amended four-count charges.
Count two of the amended charge read: "That you, Itanola Abdulsamad, Popoola Afolami (at large) and Olayeni Yemi (at large) sometime between 2018 and 2019, at Ilorin within the judicial division of the Kwara State High Court, fraudulently induced several unsuspecting foreigners vide the internet to deliver to you digital currency from which you benefited $950 (Nine Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars) and thereby committed an offence, contrary to Section 321 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 324 of the same Penal Code."
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