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...

KANO LG POLLS PEACEFUL-KANSIEC CHAIRMAN. (PHOTO).


 Kano LG polls peaceful – KANSIEC chairman


Prof.Lawal Malumfashi, Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing local government elections in Kano State.


Malumfashi told newsmen at the commission’s  headquarters on Saturday, citing smooth and orderly operations across all the  44 Local Government Areas without any  political violence.


According to Malumfashi, the commission provided all necessary materials needed for a seamless electoral process.


He said he was  thrilled with the orderly conduct of the exercise across all the  polling units.


KANSIEC had  originally scheduled the elections  for Nov. 30, but was  rescheduled for  Oct. 26 following a Supreme Court ruling affirming local government autonomy.


Malumfashi said that  peaceful election was a welcome development, especially given the importance of local government autonomy.


The chairman said that all efforts put in by the commission  to ensure a smooth election had  paid off, especially  without any major incident across the state.

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