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...

KWARA GOVT PRESENTS RELIEF MATERIALS TO INMATES. (PHOTO).




 Kwara Gov't Presents Relief Material To Inmates 


Kwara State Government has presented relief materials to the inmates of Nigeria Correctional Service in the state.


Presenting the items materials on behalf of the state government at the headquarters of the service in Ilorin, secretary to  Kwara State Government,  Alhaji Mahe AbdulKadir said the gesture was part of the government's responssibilities to ensure wellbeing of inmates in the state.


Alhaji Abdulkadir maintained that the state government would continue to partner the  Correctional Service in areas of logistics .


He urged management of the Service to make judicious use of the relief materials to the benefit of inmates.


In a remark shortly after receiving the items ,Kwara State Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Adebayo Oyun, thanked the State Government for the gestures, adding  that the items would be delivered to the inmates as directed.


He identified lack of parental care and decadence in cultural values as part of the factors responsible for crimes in the society.


Adebayo noted that over seventy five percent of the inmates are Kwara indigenes. 

 

Items presented to the Nigeria Correctional Service in Ilorin included 300 mattresses,  300 blankets, 70 cartoons of  soaps, 70 cartoons of detergents, 300 mats, 20 pieces of solar lights and 21 packs of bathroom slippers-- as well as cash donation .

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