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...

OVER 100 STRANDED NIGERIANS RETURN FROM NIGER REPUBLIC. (PHOTOS).




 Over 100 Stranded Nigerians Return From Niger Republic 


Federal Government has facilitated the reception of 108 Nigerian migrants who were stranded in Niger Republic. 


In a statement by the 

Southwest Zonal Coordinator 

National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons Mr. Alexander Oturu says their humanitarian return was facilitated by the Nigerian mission in Niamey and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 


The reception exercise took place at the Cargo terminal of the Murtala Mohamed International Airport, in Lagos Nigeria. 


Representing the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission For Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Mr. Aliyu Tijani Ahmed,  the Southwest Zonal Coordinator, Mr. Alexander Oturu, stated that in line with Mr. President's Renewed Hope Agenda, the returnees would be integrated into various government programmes, as well as the reintegration programmes of the UN Migration Agency, IOM. 


The migrants were  conveyed to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, camp where the NCFRMI and IOM have a tripartite agreement to provide temporary shelter for the returnees before they are provided with onward transportation allowance to enable them get to their final destination. 


According to Mr. Oturu, there were 32 males, 29 females, 44 children and 3 infants on board the IOM chartered flight from Niger. 


Officers from the NCFRMI and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) profiled the migrants and officers from Port Health, FAAN, Federal Ministry of Labour (Migrants Resource Centre), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Child Protection Network and Web of Hearts Foundation were also in attendance to provide assistance.

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