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 JAILS TWO FRAUDSTERS IN MAIDUGURI. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE

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Court Jails Two Fraudsters in Maiduguri 

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 24, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of two fraudsters:  Mohammed Maidugu and Allen Abel to different jail terms. 

 While Maidugu was jailed two years for dishonestly copying the Automated Teller Machine, ATM’s Personal Identification Number of a bank customer, Abel bagged 10 years imprisonment for obtaining under false pretences.  

They were both jailed by Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.

 Maidugu got his prison term after more than three months of trial on a one count charge bordering on attempting to commit theft.  The charge reads: “That you, Mohammed Maidugu on or about 22nd February, 2023 at FCMB Main Branch ATM Point, Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, attempted to commit theft and in such attempt did a certain act towards the commission of the said offence to wit: dishonestly copying the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) PIN of Usman Mohammed while making a transaction at the ATM without his consent and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 95 of the Penal Code Law Cap. 102 Laws of Borno State of Nigeria and punishable under section 287 of the same law.”

The defendant pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned on April 20, 2023, and the matter proceeded to trial. In the course of the trial, the prosecuting counsel, Shamsuddeen Olayinka Saka, presented five witnesses and tendered several documents which were admitted in evidence as exhibits

Justice Fadawu, in his judgment, convicted and sentenced Maidugu to two years imprisonment without an option of fine. 

The convict's journey to the Correctional Facility started when a customer went to an FCMB ATM point to make a transaction and at the point of inserting his secret PIN code, discovered that the convict surreptitiously copied the same on his mobile phone. The customer, upon this realization, quickly cancelled the transaction, held Maidugu and alerted the bank's security men who reported the matter to the EFCC 

Abel, on the other hand,  was arraigned on March 10, 2023, on four-count amended charge for  obtaining by false pretence, forgery and criminal misappropriation to the tune of N N10,151,000( Ten Million, One Hundred and Fifty One Thousand Naira only)

           

Count one of the charges read: “That you, Allen Abel on or about 19th April, 2020, in Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud obtained the sum of Seven Million Naira (N7,000,000.00) from one Suleiman Adamu purportedly for the supply of 1000 bags of sugar which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) & (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”   

The defendant pleaded not guilty to all the count charges, thereby bringing the matter to full trial. In the course of trial, EFCC counsel, Muktar Ali Ahmed, called four witnesses and tendered several documents as exhibits before the court.

 

Justice Fadawu in his judgment convicted and sentenced Abel to ten years imprisonment.  

 He also ordered the convict to pay the sum N10, 151,000 only to the victim.  The prison term runs concurrently. 

Also, the Command  on Monday, July 24, 2023, arraigned one Bulama Yahaya before Justice Fadawu on  one-count charge for obtaining N8,000,000.00 (Eight Million Naira) by false pretence.


The charge reads: ‘’That you Bulama Yahaya Jibrin Ahmed on or about the 28th day of July, 2017, at Maiduguri, within the judicial division of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud obtained N8, 000,000.00 (Eight Million Naira) from Mustapha Modu Tela under the false pretence that it is for the purchase of a plot of land No. 315A on BOTP/44 covered by grant no. BO.2217 situated at Polo Damboa Road, Maiduguri purportedly belonging to you, the pretext 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 defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him by EFCC.

Counsel for the prosecution, Mukhtar Ali Ahmed asked for the remand of the defendant and a date for trial to commence.

Justice Fadawu adjourned the matter till July 25, 2023, for commencement of trial.

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