A tweep who identified as @hannytomi, has shared on the microblogging platform X how she retrieved her phone which was seized by street urchins after it fell from her bag.
Recounting the experience, she said they already had a buyer on ground who was pleading that the phone be sold to him.
Sharing the lengthy tweet, she wrote;
“2days ago, I found myself trapped in a terrifying situation. Someone pushed me when I was alighting from bus, and my phone fell down(pov: I was not even pressing my phone, I opened my bag to give the driver money)I was about picking up my phone and I saw a strange person kicked my phone and picked it up, I was like tf is going on, oga gimme my phone na, he said I lost it and he found it that I should bring 70k to collect my phone! Haaaaaa, I was dumbfounded, naso una Dey do for this Lagos???. I was helpless coz it was just me, I had nobody with me, before I knew it, I saw different guys with stick and smoking. They insisted I must pay or they sell my phone… (Thread)
These guys removed my sim and gave it to me that I should go with that if I can’t pay what they requested for…it was like movie. A whole Ibadan sharp babe turn mumu instantly, I had no choice than to beg, I told them I will give them the 3k I had with me, they said “this one think say na play we Dey play for here” instantly one of them brought out a phone and made a call, and I heard him saying “Dey come Dey come, iPhone 11 Pro Max don Dey ground” Egbami, na my phone dem won use do highest bidder The painful part was people were passing and couldn’t do anything, it’s a fucking busy road!…..
But then, out of nowhere this aboki man appeared, he was asking them how much they wants to sell the phone. Haaaa! My own phone, it was as if I was watching limited series on Netflix . The aboki man was really begging them to sell the phone to him coz he resells..I asked them how much they wants me to pay, one of them said if I don’t have 70k I should get tf out of here, at least they already gave me my sim. I begged them that all I have is 15k. Had to beg a lady passing by for her phone so I can call my husband coz they won’t even allow me touch the phone to make the transfer to them. Omo! lya ma je mi oo. I called my guy and he sent the money to my OPay wch I used atm to withdraw 15k they agreed to collect with plenty Abeg…….. Lagos is not a real place!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really can’t get the scenes off my head! Still feels like a movie ngl”
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