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...

I MADE N460, 000 FROM FAKING NSCDC FCT COMMANDANT'S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT- FRAUDSTER. (PHOTO).


 I made N460,000 from faking NSCDC FCT Commandant’s Facebook account – fraudster



One of the two brothers, Henry Odep, believed to be part of cybercrime syndicates has disclosed that he made the sum of N460,000 from impersonating the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu’s Facebook account.


The cyber thieves who were captured by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps made the confession when they were apprehended and paraded during a press conference held in Abuja on Tuesday.


In September 2023, the NSCDC FCT Command issued a public alert regarding a fake Facebook account impersonating the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu.


Identified as Henry Odep and Emanuel Odep from Cross River State, they were apprehended with evidence linking them to cyber fraud activities.


Henry who spoke to journalists said he started a cybercrime business in 2016 through a friend who made huge money from it.


“I made N460,000 from the fake Facebook account of the commandant between September- December 2023,” he added.


Emanuel, upon apprehension, provided valuable information leading to the arrest of his elder brother, Henry, who was found in possession of the device used to operate the fake Facebook account.

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