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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WOMAN DOCKED FOR ALLEGEDLY DEFAMING AKWA IBOM GOVERNOR ON FACEBOOK. (PHOTO).

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 Woman docked for allegedly defaming Akwa Ibom governor on Facebook


7 March 2023 


A 37-year-old woman, Blessing Edet, was on Tuesday docked in a Federal High Court, Abuja for allegedly defaming Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom.


Edet, who was arraigned before Justice Ahmed Mohammed by the Nigerian police on a six-count charge, however pleaded not guilty.


The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while the Inspector-General of Police is the complainant in the charge number: FHC/ABJ/CR/181/2021, Edet is the sole defendant.


Count one of the charge read that “you Blessing Ossom Edet ‘F’ 37 years of No. 18 Buchanan Crescent Wuse II,  Abuja, on or before April 11,  2020, sent messages or other matter with the captioned: “Names of Married Women/Politicians’ Wives Sleeping with Gov.  Emmanuel Loading,” through her Facebook page.


She was also accused of sending a message with a caption: “So We Are Going Dirty It’s Time To Break The Final Table Stay Tune,” through her Facebook page.


Besides, Edet was alleged to have sent a message captioned: “That the Hon. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, was the Actual First Lady of Akwa Ibom, who has Overthrown the Real Wife of the governor.


This act, according to the charge, is grossly offensive and an offence punishable under Section 24 (a) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015.


Edet pleaded not guilty to the six counts.


Justice Omotosho, who said that the offence listed in the counts were bailable ones, held that Section162 of Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015 allowed the court to grant the bail.


“As offences are bailable offences, this court see no reason in denying the defendant bail,” he said.


The judge, who admitted Edet to a bail in the sum of N500,000 with a surety in the like sum, said the surety should be a civil servant or somebody with a reasonable means of income.


Mohammed ordered Edet to, immediately after the sitting, deposit her international passport with the court registry and that failure to meet the terms, she should be remanded at Suleja Prison pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.


The judge adjourned the matter until May 10 for trial. 

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