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...

FCT POLICE NAB 98 'BOLA BOYS',PLANS TO RETURN THEM. (PHOTO).


FCT Police Nab 98 ‘bola boys’, Plans To Return Them

The Federal Capital Police Command has arrested at least 98 scavengers popularly known as ‘baban bola’ over alleged stealing of residents’ properties.

Parading the suspects on Monday at the command’s headquarters, the Deputy Police Commissioner, DCP Ben Igwe said Abuja is not for everybody, he revealed that the command would deport the suspects to their states of origin.

“We are working towards clearing them from the FCT. We will keep doing that and we will not relent.

“We recovered from them several things that they are not supposed to scavenge. They steal properties while claiming to scavenge refuses.


 

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