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...

BAUCHI AUTO CRASH CLAIMS 25 LIVES,INJURES 10 OTHERS.(PHOTO).




Bauchi auto crash claims 25 lives, injures 10 others


24 March 2023 


Tragedy struck on Thursday in Udobo village in Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State when 25 people lost their lives in a lone auto crash.


Sector Commander of the FRSC in Bauchi State, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Friday that 10 other persons sustained injuries in the crash.


He said the accident involved one Toyota Hummer bus in which the over-speeding driver lost control after a tyre burst.


“Thirty-five persons were involved in the road crash.


“Twenty-five of them – nine adult male, 11 adult female, two male children and three female children – lost their lives on the spot.


“Ten others sustained serious injuries and they are all male adults,’’ he said.


He added that the injured were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Azare in Katagum Local Government Area of the state, while corpses of the deceased were taken to Hadeja in Jigawa for burial.


Abdullahi charged motorists to always be conscious of traffic rules and regulations while plying the roads. 

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