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...

POLAND SAYS STUDENTS ARRESTED IN NIGERIA HAVE BEEN RELEASED. (PHOTO).


 Poland says students arrested in Nigeria have been released


A group of Polish students who were arrested in Nigeria have been released, the foreign ministry in Warsaw said on Wednesday.


Nigeria said earlier this month that it had arrested seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests in the northern state of Kano, Reuters reported.


Following their arrest, a Polish foreign ministry spokesperson rejected the accusation that they were waving the flags and said they were merely in the vicinity of the protest.


"The Polish students have been released and are in Kano," the Polish foreign ministry said in a post on social media platform X. "Thank you to everyone involved in the release of the Polish citizens!"


Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians had been protesting since Aug. 1 against President Bola Tinubu's painful economic reforms that have seen a partial end to fuel and electricity subsidies, currency devaluation and inflation touching three-decade highs.


Some protesters waved Russian flags during protests in northern states, underscoring concerns about increased Russian activity in western Africa.

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