Sun investigators discovered “UK used” iPhones being sold for £560 in stores and markets in Nigeria’s largest city Lagos. Business is booming for the Nigerian racketeers because of soaring demand from the oil-rich middle classes in a country where hi-tech gadgets are relatively scarce.



And because Nigeria has not signed up to a global deal blacklisting stolen phones, British moped gangs are able to keep the crime bosses supplied by exporting tens of thousands of snatched mobiles.

MPs urged police to cut off that supply by cracking down on the moped gangs.

Tory MP Bob Neill, chairman of the Commons Justice Committee, said: “This is a very serious matter. We’ve seen an increase in moped crimes across the UK.

Sun investigators discovered that markets and shops in Nigeria's largest city Lagos were advertising the phones as 'UK used' phones
“The police need to take these crimes more seriously and make investigating them a higher priority. And sentences need to reflect that this is serious organised crime which should attract tougher penalties.”

Fellow Tory Andrew Percy said: “It is truly shocking to think that violent attacks here in the UK are being used to make black marketeers in other parts of the world wealthy.”

In 2016 there were 446,000 UK phone thefts. In London alone there were 60,000 mobile thefts and robberies, almost two-thirds of them iPhones.

In the 12 months to June 2017, the Met recorded 16,158 phone crimes related to mopeds, more than three times those reported in the year to June 2016.

We found iPhones at sale for £560 — £310 cheaper than the authorised Apple dealer’s price. Another store in Computer Village offered an iPhone 6 for £230.



Nigeria’s lack of phone network regulation makes it an easy target for crooks.

Countries across Europe, the US and South America have signed a deal to effectively blacklist stolen devices. It gives each phone a unique number which is added to a global database when it is reported stolen — making it useless in those nations who are part of the agreement.

But Nigeria is yet to sign up. And a mobile industry source said: “By staying off the blacklist they are creating the market for stolen mobile phones. If all nations stood together, a mobile would be useless once reported stolen. But countries like Nigeria are effectively inviting illicit imports.”

A Lagos police spokesman said: “I am not aware that stolen phones from the UK end up in Lagos.

“If there is a complaint about a stolen phone in Lagos we shall investigate it.”

Source:https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5957717/nigeria-black-market-fuels-britain-moped-theft/

Nigeria has really suffered. By their logic, these phones are only exported to Nigeria. Goddamit!!!

Bishop:
Sun investigators discovered “UK used” iPhones being sold for £560 in stores and markets in Nigeria’s largest city Lagos. [/b]Business is booming for the Nigerian racketeers because of soaring demand from the oil-rich middle classes in a country where hi-tech gadgets are relatively scarce.[b]

what sort of bullshit is this

Hi-tech gadgets relatively scarce in Lagos(Nigeria)

The London used phone you buy from Emeka Of for plaza Onitsha was the cause of one David Cameron's sorrow in London.

Stop buying stolen phones irrespective of the location it was stolen from.

See how dem put phones on display like Kanda meat

BlackPantherxXx:
The OP left out important information:

" A seller at Emeka Michael EB International Shop said: “Most of our phones are London used.”

Mental.

Nigerian and london used phones be like 5 and 6