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...

SUDAN CRISIS: ABOUT 7000 NATIONALS, INCLUDING NIGERIANS STRANDED AT EGYPTIAN BORDER.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.




*PRESS RELEASE* 


 SUDAN CRISIS: ABOUT 7000 NATIONALS, INCLUDING NIGERIANS STRANDED AT EGYPTIAN BORDER



 *Abuja: Friday, April 28, 2023.* 


Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), has called on those concerned with passages and movement of persons and services along contiguous borders of Sudan to create a humane condition for about 7000 Nationals, including Nigerians to have unfettered access to their various destinations. 


Dabiri-Erewa said

over 7000 nationals, including Nigerians are not being allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival late Thursday evening .


She added that the Nigerian mission in Egypt has been working tirelessly on this as the Egyptian authorities are insisting on visas by fellow Africans to transit back to their countries.


She appealed to the Egyptian authorities to kindly allow the already traumatised travellers to transit to their final destinations in various countries in Africa. 


 *E-signed,* 

Gabriel Odu, 

Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM. 

Abuja.

 

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