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...

YAHOO YAHOO: 'EFCC CRACKING DOWN ON INTERNET FRAUDSTERS BECAUSE OF THEIR LIFESTYLES'- PORTABLE. (PHOTO).


 Yahoo Yahoo: ‘EFCC cracking down on internet fraudsters because of their lifestyles’ – Portable


Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has claimed that the extravagant lifestyles of internet fraudsters are the main reason the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is cracking down on them.


He explained that the internet fraudsters abandoned their parents in poverty to live luxurious lifestyles with fraud proceeds, which attracted the attention of the anti-graft agency.


Speaking in a video message shared via his Instagram account, Portable said, “Why won’t EFCC arrest the youths when they are doing Yahoo, using iPhone 15 and lodging in hotels, but their mothers are selling akara [bean cake] and their fathers are suffering.”


He, however, urged the anti-graft agency to properly investigate before making arrests, stressing that not everyone living a luxurious lifestyle is into internet fraud.

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