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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...

POLICE ARREST SERIAL KIDNAPPER+ RESCUE AND REUNITE VICTIMS WITH THEIR FAMILIES.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


POLICE ARREST SERIAL KIDNAPPER

- Rescue and reunite victims with their families.

Following painstaking investigation and intelligence
gathering into the abduction of a three-year old boy, Bright,
on October 27, 2022 in Ejigbo area of Lagos State,
detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department
(SCID), Lagos State Command, have arrested one serial
kidnapper, Joy Kolapo f aged 28.

The suspect was arrested in Omi Adio area of Oyo state
on November 12, 2022 with another victim, one Moses 'm
aged 7 whom she had kidnapped in Olopo Meta area of
Oyo state.

Investigation led to the rescue of Bright in Akute area of
Ogun State same day the suspect was arrested.

Further investigation revealed that the suspect was a
neighbor to Bright's parents and had received the sum of
Fifty-Five Thousand Naira (N55,000) from his parents for
his return. Thereafter, the suspect took the victim to her
friend's shop in Akute, begging her friend to babysit the
child while she went shopping but never showed up again.
The friend immediately notified the Police at Ojodu

Abiosun Division in Akute of the abandoned child.

The suspect then travelled down to Oyo state after leaving
Akute, kidnapped another victim, one Moses, demanded
and received the sum of Twenty Thousand Naira
(N20,000) from his parents before she was eventually

arrested.

The boys have been rescued unhurt and reunited with
their parents. Meanwhile, the suspect has since been
arraigned.


SP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, anipr, mipra

Police Public Relations Officer,


Lagos State Command,

Ikeja-Lagos


NOVEMBER 20, 2022.
 

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