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...
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HOUSE SUSPENDS DEPUTY MINORITY LEADER OVER INVOLVEMENT IN FAKE TEACHERS EMPLOYMENT.{PHOTOS}.

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 The Deputy Minority Leader of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), Luka Iliya Zhekaba has been suspended with immediate effect. 


Zhekaba who represents Obi-II constituency was suspended over alleged involvement in the fake employment of 38 Secondary School teachers in the state. 


Speaker Ibrahim Abdullahi Balarabe announced this on Monday after House deliberated on the reported submitted by the Daniel Ogazi-led committee on Education over the recruitment of 366 teachers and 38 Fake teachers in the state. 


The speaker has set up a 3-man Ad-hoc committee  to investigate the suspended member and to report back to the House within two weeks.


"The committee recommended that Hon. Luka Iliya Zhekaba, Deputy Minority Leader of the House should be suspended and Ad-hoc committee be set up to investigate his alleged involvement in the fake employment of the  teachers.


"I hereby set up three man Ad-hoc committee to investigate his alleged involvement and report back to the House within two weeks.


"Hon. Suleiman Yakubu Azara, member representing Awe South constituency is the Chairman of the committee, Hon. Usman Labaran Shafa, member representing Toto/Gadabuke constituency and Hon. Samuel Tsebe, member representing Akwanga constituency South as members of the committee.


"While Mr Ibrahim Musa, the Deputy Clerk of the House is the Secretary of the committee," he said.


"I can't question his activities or involvement for now until the committee concludes its findings,as you commence your investigation,I wish you success", the Speaker said.


Speaker Balarabe said that the House was not against the employment of the teachers but due process must be follow for equity and fairness and recruitment of teachers should be a periodic exercise.


"Mr Anthony Ladan, a Senior Accountant, Bureau for Salaries who admitted of including the names of 38 teachers into the payroll of the state government without the directive from the Commissioner of Finance and Mr Michael Adonye Johnny, a staff of the ministry of Education, who is a syndicate are to proceed on compulsory retirements.


"Mr. John Nuhu, a former staff of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC)  and Ministry of Information, a syndicate of the fake employment is to be handed over to the appropriate authority for prosecution," he said.


The House agreed that the Director of the Bureau for salaries, Mr Sulley Daheer and other staff of the Bureau be  redeployed to other departments of the state Ministry of Finance.


 "A person with ICT knowledge with proven integrity to be deployed to the Bureau for Salaries to take over the salaries of civil servants in the state," he added.


The speaker urged the management of the state Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to sit up to its statutory responsibilities in the interest of the education sector.


He also called on the state government to conduct independent investigation into the activities of MDAs to sanitize the system .


Earlier, Hon. Daniel Ogazi, the Chairman of the Committee while presenting the report of the committee said that the committee found out that the syndicates collected between N50,000 and N100,000 to issue fake appointment letters to the applicants.


He told the House that the committee has invited the managements of the ministry of Education, Finance, Accountant General,  the syndicates, one of the victims, Caroline Barde among others before the committee.


The Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Tanko Tunga moved a motion for the adoption of the report which was seconded by the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Luka Iliya Zhekaba.


The House unanimously adopted the report.

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