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...

TWO ARMED ROBBERS DISGUISING AS SECURITY AGENTS ARRESTED IN KATSINA.{PHOTO}.

The Katsina State Police Command has succeeded in arresting two armed robbers camouflaging as officers of the Nigerian Army and Police Force to rob unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables.


The two suspects identified as Yahaya Armaya’u 35, (alias KOFUR) and Bashir Isiyaku 32, (alias SOJA) both from Yar-Kaware village, in Kafur LGA of Katsina State, were paraded before pressmen on Friday at the State police command.


The suspects, both partially dressed in Police and Army uniforms, riding in a Golf motor vehicle, went to Mahangi village and attacked one Zaharadin Yau, of Sheka village in the same Kafur LGA of the State.


Posing as military and police officers, respectively, the suspects intimidated him with handcuff and eventually robbed him of his Boxer motorcycle worth over two hundred thousand naira (N200,000).


Similarly, using the same strategy, the suspects attacked and robbed one Usman Sani of Yari-Bori village, of his motorcycle.


In the course of investigation, the suspects confessed to have used similar method and robbed four (4) Boxer motorcycles at different locations between Malumfashi and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.


The police recovered the following exhibits from the suspects: handcuff, a police face cap, one army Camouflage T-shirt, a pair of canvas and two black Jeans trousers.

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