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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NIGERIAN POS OPERATOR RETURNS ALMOST N10M MISTAKENLY TRANSFERRED TO HIS ACCOUNT,GETS CELEBRATED BY KANO POLICE.(PHOTO).

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 Nigerian POS Operator Returns Almost N10Million Mistakenly Transferred To His Account, Gets Celebrated By Kano Police


Nigerian Point of Sale (POS) operator has been publicly celebrated for his demonstration of honesty after he reported the sum of ten million naira (N10 million) mistakenly transferred into his account instead of ten thousand naira (N10,000) in Kano State. It was learnt that he realised that one of his customers wrongly transferred the money into his account.


Kano State Police Command made this known in a statement on Thursday, noting that it took the police three months of investigation to identify the owner of the excess money. The statement ‘CP Gumel Commends POS Operator For Exhibiting Honesty And Good Conduct,’ reads, “... As the POS Operator reported to the Police that he has realized that one of his customers who is yet to be identified wrongly transferred to his account Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000:00) instead of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000:00).”


"And it took the Police investigation three (03) months period in identifying the owner of the excess money. After getting all the proofs, CP Gumel casts encomium to both the POS Operator and the Police team from the State CID for the display of honesty, integrity, professionalism and encourages others to follow this rare exemplary track," the statement added.


The command disclosed this in a statement released by the Command's Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa in Kano on Thursday, March 14.

He said a POS operator reported to the Police that he realized that one of his customers who is yet to be identified, wrongly transferred N10 million instead of N10,000.


Kiyawa explained that on receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, directed a discreet investigation to identify the rightful owner in order to return the money to him.


He said that it took the Police investigation team three months before identifying the original owner of the huge amount.


“On March 14, the investigation was concluded sequel to the uncovering of the identity of the rightful owner, who happened to be a trader at the famous Dawanau Grains Market located in Dawakin Tofa. The owner (name withheld) commended the POS operator and the Police for their efforts and out of joy he presented a cash gift of N500,000 to the POS operator. He also appreciated the commissioner for the show of honesty and integrity by the police, saying this was a demonstration of exemplary leadership,“ he said.

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