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...

EIGHT 'BANDITS' CORPSES FOUND IN KADUNA. (PHOTO).


 Eight ‘Bandits’ Corpses Found In Kaduna 


Eight corpses suspected to be those of bandits were found after troops raided some forests at Kurutu village near Azzara in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State.


City & Crime had reported that soldiers raided two bandits’ camps around Kurutu and Hayin-Dam forests, which border Kagarko and Kachia LGAs of the state last Friday and several bandits were said to have escaped with bullet injuries in the area.


 A vigilante from Kurutu, simply identified as Abdullahi, said the eight corpses were discovered on Monday around Hayin-Dam by some farmers in the area.


 He said upon receiving the information, some vigilantes from both Kurutu and Hayin -Dam, mobilised to the forests to see the corpses.


 He said, “On Monday, around 11am, some farmers who went to the farm, saw some corpses riddled with bullets suspected to be that of bandits that escaped with bullet injuries when soldiers raided their camps at Kurutu and Hayin-Dam on Friday.”


 A community leader in the area also confirmed the discovery of the eight corpses while speaking with our reporter by telephone on Tuesday.


 He said, “Some farmers who went to the farm rushed back home to report that some corpses riddled with bullets were found in the forest and I alerted some vigilantes. They went and video their corpses for me.”


The spokesman for the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Hassan Mansur, is yet to comment on the discovery of the corpses at the time of filing the report.


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