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...

INEC TO DEPLOY 5000 BVAS FOR EDO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION. (PHOTO).


 INEC to deploy 5000 bvas for Edo state governorship election


As preparations intensify for the upcoming Edo State elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed plans to deploy over 5,000 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for the event.


The elections are slated for September 21, 2024.


INEC also emphasized its efforts to ensure a seamless and effective electoral process across the state’s 4,519 polling units and 211 collation centers.


The election will involve 192 ward centers, 18 local government centers, and a state collation center in Benin City.


An INEC official confirmed, “We will be deploying more than 5,000 BVAS devices for the Edo State governorship election.”


In preparation, INEC has scheduled a mock voter accreditation for September 10, 2024, in Edo State to test the BVAS deployment and the electronic result upload process to the INEC Result Viewing portal.


Additionally, the commission has completed the installation and configuration of the BVAS machines that will be used on election day.

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