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...

ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL SCALES SECOND READING. (PHOTO).


 Electoral Act Amendment Bill Scales Second reading


The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act to criminalize the failure of a presiding officer to deduct excess votes in a polling unit during an election. 


The Bill sponsored by Representative Hassan Fulata of Jigawa State proposes an amendment of section 51 subsection 2 of the Electoral Act to compel a presiding Officer to deduct the number of the excess votes across all political parties in a polling unit, where over voting is recorded. 


The Bill has been referred to the house committee on Electoral Matters for further legislative action.

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