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...

UNKNOWN GUNMEN SET IMO POLICE STATION ABLAZE,FREE SUSPECTS.{PHOTO}.

A yet-to-be identified gunmen on Thursday night set the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo state, situated at Umuelemai on fire, Igbere TV has learnt. 


According to report, the unknown gunmen who set the suspects free struck amidst a downpour before 7 pm.


Recall that the unknown gunmen had on March 19, set the same Divisional Police Headquarters on fire.


Apart from freeing suspects in detention, the attackers kidnapped one of the female cops on duty on that day.


On arrival on Thursday, the hoodlums opened fire on the government facility before setting it on fire.


The cops on duty were said to have fled, making the attackers have a field day.


An indigene of the area told our correspondent that the hoodlums shot repeatedly at the police station.


He said “The gunshots were terrifying. We were terribly tense owing to the gunshots. They supervised the burning of the place before leaving.”

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