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...
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COURT CONVICTS ONE FOR N1.8M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI+ ARRAIGNS TWO FOR FRAUD. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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Court Convicts One for N1.8m Fraud in Maiduguri


… EFCC Arraigns Two for Fraud


The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 20, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Peter Ennemakwu Agbenyo to one year imprisonment for criminal misappropriation.


Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri also ordered the convict to pay the sum of N1.8m to the nominal complainant or, in default,  spend an additional two years in prison


The convict was first arraigned on Thursday, August 11, 2022, a one count charge.


The charge reads: "That you, Peter Ennemakwu Agbenyo, sometime in March, 2020 in Maiduguri, Borno State within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly induced Okwor Nkemakonam Paul to deliver to you the sum of N1,800,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) via your account number 2138971646 domiciled with UBA Plc under the guise that the said amount represent payment for a purchase of Toyota Corolla 2010 which you are yet to deliver and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320 (a) and Punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Cap 102 Laws of Borno State."


The defendant had pleaded not guilty to the charge.


In proving its case against the defendant, the EFCC through Mukhtar Ali Ahmed called three witnesses and tendered some documents as evidence. 


 In a related development, one Ibrahim Aisami (aka Ibrahim Mai kaza) has been arraigned before Justice Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a one count charge of criminal misappropriation.


The count reads: “That you, Ibrahim Aisami (aka Ibrahim Mai kaza) sometimes in January 2020 at Maiduguri within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, being entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit; Mercedes Benz C 200 Saloon with chassis No. 328414 and Reg. No. YLA 344 PK by Sulaiman Mohammed Tijjani for safekeeping while the vehicle particulars were still with him, where you sold the said vehicle without his consent and did misappropriate the entire sum and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 311 of the Penal Code Cap. 102 Laws of Borno State of Nigeria and Punishable under section 312 of the same Law.”


Similarly, one Abdulmumini Ali, and Abdullahi Usman were also arraigned before Justice Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a two-count amended charge of obtaining N4,000,000.00 (Four Million Naira) by false pretence.


Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Abdullahi Usman and Shehu Mahadi (now at large) sometimes in 2012 at Maiduguri, within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud did obtained the sum of N3,000,000.00 (Three Million Naira) from Alhaji Shettima Modu under the pretence that the said amount represent payment for the purchase of a plot of land No. (1) BO/12667/8205-122 located behind Legacy House, (2) plot No. BO/12667 CERT8205 121 and (3) plot No. 121 at 44/G Ward, all situated in Maiduguri, Borno State which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) A of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section 1(3) of the same Act”.


The defendants pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges preferred against them.


Justice Kumaliya  ordered the remand of the defendants and adjourned the matters till May 2, 2023 for commencement of trial.

More photos below. 



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