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...

HIT AND RUN TRAILER DRIVER CRUSHES CYCLIST TO DEATH BEYOND RECOGNITION AT IHIALA,ANAMBRA STATE.(PHOTO).



The Federal Road Safety Corps has reported that a hit and run trailer driver on Sunday crushed a motorcyclist to death beyond recognition at Ihiala, Ihiala local government area of Anambra state.

Sector commander of the corps in the state CC Adeoye Irelewuyi who gave the report in a statement released to journalists Sunday night, said it was an unfortunate incident but warned motorists to consider other road users while using the roads to guard against avoidable crashes as well as save lives and entrench sanity on the highways.

The statement says, “Unidentified driver of a trailer with no registration number and a Sayang 100 Motorcycle with no registration number were involved in a fatal road traffic crash 31th July, 2022 at about 16:45hrs.”
Probable cause of the crash was loss of control as a result of excessive speed.

According to eyewitness report, the driver of the trailer was on speed, lost control, hit and crushed the motorcyclist beyond recognition and didn’t stop.
3 male adults were involved in the crash. 1 male adult (motorcylist) was killed. Others were not injured.

As at the time of the incident, FRSC rescue team from RS5.34 Ihiala packed the remains of the dead victim in the body bag and deposited it at our Lady of Lourdes mortuary Ihiala and cleared all the obstructions.

The Sector Commander however commiserated with the family of the dead victim and equally prayed for the repose of the soul of the dead accident victim while cautioning motorists in the state to avoid over speeding and ensure they kept to recommended speed limits.



 

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