A Mallam has been arrested after stealing an iPhone 14 Pro Max worth ₦1.1 million from an individual who was sleeping inside a mosque.
He later attempted to sell the phone at a market for just ₦35,000.
The incident was captured in a viral video circulating on TikTok.
In the footage, the victim narrated how his phone was stolen and later recovered after the thief took it to a shop to sell.
According to him, he had dozed off inside the mosque, and within five minutes of waking up, he realized his phone was missing.
When he attempted to call the number, he discovered the device had been switched off.
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.”
Shortly after reporting the theft, he received a call from someone asking for his phone’s password.
The caller explained that a Mallam had just brought the device to a shop, attempting to sell it for a fraction of its value.
As the video gained traction online, social media users flooded the comment section with their reactions to the shocking incident.
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😂😂😭.”
WATCH VIDEO:
Mallam steals iPhone 14 Pro Max from mosque, tries selling it for ₦35,000 pic.twitter.com/3lVMdC5Js0
— Star Potter (@Starpotternews) March 12, 2025
