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...

EFCC ARRAIGNS MAN FOR ALLEGED INTERNET FRAUD IN KADUNA.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged Internet Fraud in Kaduna

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Opara Victor Uche before Justice Joyce Asabe of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna on a one count charge bordering on cybercrime. 
 
The charge reads: “That you, Opara Victor ( aka Clara Hides ) sometime in October, 2023 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, committed an offence to wit; falsely presented yourself as Clara Hides from South Africa, to several unsuspecting victims via chat ( an online social media application) in a bid to lure them into love scam, which pretense you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 142 (1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017”. 
 
He pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him prompting the prosecution counsel, M.U Gadaka to urge the court to fix a date for commencement of trial. The defence counsel, F.D Kozah however prayed the court to admit his client to bail.
 
Justice Asabe, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N 500,000 ( Five Hundred Thousand Naira) with 3 sureties in like sum. The sureties must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court and possess landed properties with Certificate of Occupancy. They are also to depose an affidavit of means and provide evidence of tax payment.
The defendant's troubles began when a team of operatives arrested him in a sting operation in Barakkallahu, along Kaduna- Zaria Road. He was found to have created a fake Facebook account with the names, Clara Hides and Dr Edoche, and used the same to defraud unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money. 

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