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...

FIRE GUTS LAGOS WAREHOUSE,DESTROYS GOODS.(PHOTO).


 Fire guts Lagos warehouse, destroys goods


A fire outbreak in a factory warehouse in Lagos on Friday destroyed some goods estimated to be worth millions of naira.


The Lagos State Management Agency announced this in Lagos on Friday.


LASEMA Permanent Secretary Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident happened at Josien Factory Warehouse, Abule Osun, Lagos State.


He said that the agency responded to a distress call through its toll-free lines at 8.28 am on Friday.


“The agency responded to the distress call by activating its Dolphin Response Team from the Igando Base.


“On arriving at the scene, responders discovered a warehouse storing diapers, solar batteries, foreign charcoal and massaging seats within the Josien factory complex engulfed in flames.


“The immediate cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained as the warehouse was locked at the time the incident occurred.


“No casualties or injuries were recorded due to the incident as there were no occupants in the building as of the time of the fire incident,” he said.


He said that safety measures were activated by all members of the multi-agency response teams to ensure the safety of responders at the incident scene during the operation.


“LASEMA is coordinating the operation in collaboration with the LASG Fire and Rescue officials.


“Goods and property worth millions of naira were damaged in the incident.


“However, a significant quantity of goods equally worth millions of naira were salvaged by the LASEMA Response Team during the operation,” he said.


He added that strategic and collaborative efforts were deployed to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to adjacent warehouses.


“The situation has been brought under control. Dampening down operation has commenced and recovery operation is still ongoing,” he said.

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