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...

BUSINESS ACTIVITIES DISRUPTED AS MILE-1 CULT GANGS BATTLE OVER RESOURCE CONTROL. (PHOTO).



Business Activities Disrupted As Mile1 Cult Gangs Battle Over Resource Control

There was pandemonium at Elechi beach axis of Mile 1 Diobu, Porthacourt on Tuesday as two suspected factions (D12 and BS houses ) of Deygbam cult groups engaged themselves in a shootout over territorial control due to illegal bunkering activities in the area.

We gathered that the clash between D12 and BS houses of Deygbam cult groups which is the third within six months started last week Saturday with two persons feared dead.

Our correspondent who was at the area reports that some Police patrol vans were seen moving into the affected place even as gunshots rend the air periodically between the hours of 12pm to 3pm on Tuesday.

Some business owners hurriedly locked their shops and fled the area for fear of the unknown as gunshots were heard periodically .

the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police command SP Grace Iringe Koko confirmed the clash between the factions of Deygbam cult groups in a telephone  interview with our correspondent

She said it was a supremacy battle between suspected D12 and BS Deygbam cult groups .

The Police image maker disclosed that there was no death while adding that normalcy has returned to the area as two Police patrol van of Divisional Police headquarters Mile 1 Diobu has been deployed to the area on the orders of Commissioner of Police, CP Effiong Okon.


 

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