The incident was captured in a viral video circulating on TikTok.
A Mallam who stole an iPhone 14 Pro Max worth ₦1.1 million at a mosque has been apprehended.
It was gathered that thief attempted to sell the phone at a market for just ₦35,000.
A clip showed the victim narrating how his phone was stolen and later recovered after the thief took it to a shop to sell.
In his words: “Inside the mosque, I spent some time and opened my eyes within five minutes, but my phone was gone. I saw about four Mallams around, but we didn’t suspect them. When I called the phone, it was off.”
See some reactions below:
CAR FANCY&ACCESSORIES: “Why owner of the phone come dey do like say na him be criminal 💔😂😂😂 abi na eye dey pain me.”
Jay Jay seun: “the aboki hear the original price,he shock for the amount wey him wan sell am sef😂.”
weezy_o: “How will you encourage people to steal, how can you say go and steal and take it to another market.”
This is Decimah..🎲🎠📿: “He dey do me for mind sat na staged act…Owner if shop and owner of phone kan sabi each other …..Look staged.”
Aliyu M Adam: “Observation from your videos,the 1st thief stole the phone from Church and the 2nd thief stole the phone from Mosque.Why always Holy Places I don’t believe you.”
Playboi😹💘🤡: “I think say na person way carry d phone first Dy explain o😂😂😭.”
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