kindlyheart:
Happy new month lovely nl members.

I ended the month of January on a sad note. My two phones were Joel Osteen Prayer Request forcefully taken by armed robbers in a military uniform, a stone throw away from a military check point on Benue - Enugu road (at alade).

I don't know how to contact the relevant authorities so that is why i came here.

Even if I wont get back my phone, I'm willing to give the IMIE and other relevant infos to the Nigerian authority to use in tracing and fishing out the criminals.

Sorry for the bad grammar and other things. I have been relegated from a smartphone to a feature phone.

Mods pls help a brother. It is me today, God forbid it be ur dear one tommorow.

kindlyheart:
Happy new month lovely nl members.

I ended the month of January on a sad note. My two phones were forcefully taken by armed robbers in a military uniform, a stone throw away from a military check point on Benue - Enugu road (at alade).

I don't know how to contact the relevant authorities so that is why i came here.

Even if I wont get back my phone, I'm willing to give the IMIE and other relevant infos to the Nigerian authority to use in tracing and fishing out the criminals.

Sorry for the bad grammar and other things. I have been relegated from a smartphone to a feature phone.

Mods pls help a brother. It is me today, God forbid it be ur dear one tommorow.

samson15:


Can you get in touch with me. I am a journalist and will like to speak to you on this. Sent you something in your inbox already. Kindly reply ASAP.

Thanks

Jlow2:
Those set of armed robbers has been operating at same spot for years, I lost my valuables to them in 2020 February, just lyk 20mins drive to alaide junction, dey robbed 3 luxurious bus that day, and the funny thing was that there was a military check point lyk 1km away and when we told them they said "shey una say una wan go Biafra", just avoid night travels in Nigeria, believe there is security in Nigeria at your peril.

Oxtertee:
Report to the appropriate authorities (NA) coz it might be hard for police to help u retrieve your phones from a serving soldier.

Thomthom:
Why did you say so.. But OP said they were armed robbers with military uniform

Lovexme:


I'm not sure. I only know my password has to be entered before the phone can be used.

kindlyheart:
Happy new month lovely nl members.

I ended the month of January on a sad note. My two phones were forcefully taken by armed robbers in a military uniform, a stone throw away from a military check point on Benue - Enugu road (at alade).

I don't know how to contact the relevant authorities so that is why i came here.

Even if I wont get back my phone, I'm willing to give the IMIE and other relevant infos to the Nigerian authority to use in tracing and fishing out the criminals.

Sorry for the bad grammar and other things. I have been relegated from a smartphone to a feature phone.

Mods pls help a brother. It is me today, God forbid it be ur dear one tommorow.

TGM2015:

Forget about password, if the password is on the SIM, inserting a new SIM will do the magic. If it was on the phone, it needs only formatting/flashing.

Now to get your phone back is easy once there is an active SIM card inserted in the phone. Network providers can help with the number using a particular phone number once the IMEI is provided.

So, Police or DSS after establishing that a phone was actually lost, they requested for the phone IMEI, get court order and present it to all telecommunications companies to get the number using the IMEI. Once one of the network providers get back to them, they will track the number, get the location and arrest the user.

The user can only be free, if only he can provide the identity of the seller/giver or must agreed that s/he sold/giver him the phone. If not, the user must present evidence of purchase like receipt issued by the seller or electronic transfer stating clearly in the description that it was a purchase for the phone.

So, if one is buying a used phone, bank transfer is safer but must be sure the account belongs to the person selling it for you and you clear state "purchase of second hand *phone* *phone model* (eg Nokia 5.2)" plus any useful info.

Macphenson:
Yes it's very possible.
I helped someone whose phone was stolen in church over the weekend.

Just go to a police station with the phone pack and give it to them. You will pay like #30k, and they will easily track the phone.

I wanted to even open a thread and warn folks not to ever buy phone carelessly.

As I understand the phone was caught with the buyer and the seller absconded.

Blastedholligan:
can you help me please? They just robbed me this night

Macphenson:



Go to the nearest police station and report, they will surely assist you.

Blastedholligan:
even if the phone is switched off? Cos it seems it's switched off

Macphenson:



Yes , the switching off may be as a result of disposing your Sim card. Probably another Sim card is in the phone now but it will be tracked.

I hope you have the phone pack to prove you are the real owner.

Lovexme:
It's been 10 days since my phone got stolen. I reported at the station closest to me and paid for tracking all on the same day. Until today, they're still tracking it.

I was told the thief has to put a sim in the phone before its location can be gotten. I'd already locked the phone via Mi cloud and the bootloader is still locked.

I don't know what my chances are of ever retrieving my phone. It's a Mi 9T phone.

LagosInter:

How is a xiaomi phone locked and what will the lock do ?