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I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by grailife(op): 2:59pm On Jul 25
Dear Nairaland users, I found an iPhone 16 in front of my compound as I was coming back from work so I waited to receive a call from the user but no one called after the first day, I opened it to find out that there's no sim in the phone so I reported to security operatives and they told me that I should help them locate the owner since they don't know what to do, so I took the phone to computer office in my area and they charged me 2000 naira to bypass the passcode then they ask me to pay them 350000 to bypass the icloud account which I refused to pay because what if the owner can't refund my money after I have done all this what do I do , my question now is what do I do now, the IMEI number and other information of the phone is there, but I don't know how to contact iphone company to verify the owner who can use his or her icloud account to open it, please phone expert's here should help me on what do so the phone should be returned to the owner
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by cyberjacker:
"Best to post on twitter. With area it could be stolen"
Edit: What I meant to say was post this your predicament on twitter someone could know someone who lost their phone but you would have to post it with the general area you stay, if you are ok with that. Because if they track that phone and "catch" you, you wouldn't have anything to prove you didn't steal it, make public statement on your facebook community groups and twitter it would save you if things wants to go sideways since people can now vouch for your intention.
Some people use their iphone with wifi since it could be carrier locked. meaning it would only work with that network that sold the phone.. best of luck to you.
And kindly update us if anything sup.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by grailife(op): 3:42pm On Jul 25
cyberjacker:
Best to post on twitter. With area it could be stolen
Your answer isn't helpful, the phone was lost not stolen
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Axis313(m): 4:06pm On Jul 25
So long as honest people still remain for this country, Nigeria still get hope.
On the other hand,the security operatives you met are good ones,thank God you didn't met the mischievous ones, they may rope you that you stole it at gunpoint and extort you or even worse.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by RealityKings1: 4:24pm On Jul 25
Bro you have to be very careful with anything that has to do with phones nowadays.
Best you find a police station and report it as a lost property.

Man, it could be a phone from a crime scene
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Kingzjayzee: 5:38pm On Jul 25
grailife:
Dear Nairaland users, I found an iPhone 16 in front of my compound as I was coming back from work so I waited to receive a call from the user but no one called after the first day, I opened it to find out that there's no sim in the phone so I reported to security operatives and they told me that I should help them locate the owner since they don't know what to do, so I took the phone to computer office in my area and they charged me 2000 naira to bypass the passcode then they ask me to pay them 350000 to bypass the icloud account which I refused to pay because what if the owner can't refund my money after I have done all this what do I do , my question now is what do I do now, the IMEI number and other information of the phone is there, but I don't know how to contact iphone company to verify the owner who can use his or her icloud account to open it, please phone expert's here should help me on what do so the phone should be returned to the owner
bro, locate the nearest police station and report the matter. Leave the phone with them and free yourself bro.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by grailife(op): 6:52pm On Jul 25
Kingzjayzee:
bro, locate the nearest police station and report the matter. Leave the phone with them and free yourself bro.
The police will not return it to the owner
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Fekumzi123: 6:52pm On Jul 25
grailife:
Your answer isn't helpful, the phone was lost not stolen
Person remove SIM and throw away phone, you should be careful ooo.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by grailife(op): 6:54pm On Jul 25
RealityKings1:
Bro you have to be very careful with anything that has to do with phones nowadays.
Best you find a police station and report it as a lost property.

Man, it could be a phone from a crime scene
You're right bro but since the security operatives are aware, I believe there's no problem trying to find out the owner of the phone
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by grailife(op): 6:58pm On Jul 25
Fekumzi123:
Person remove SIM and throw away phone, you should be careful ooo.
The phone can't be tracked now until it's icloud account is login
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Ybholy(m): 6:59pm On Jul 25
Fekumzi123:
Person remove SIM and throw away phone, you should be careful ooo.
Most people don’t use sims on their iPhones. They mostly use their android as mifi.

Most iPhones sold in Nigeria are locked and it’s used with WiFi only.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by grailife(op): 7:00pm On Jul 25
Fekumzi123:
Person remove SIM and throw away phone, you should be careful ooo.
Even if the owner tracked the phone now, there's no problem, the security operatives are aware
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Sucre6: 7:49pm On Jul 25
grailife:
The phone can't be tracked now until it's icloud account is login
Who told u this lie?

They can use the IMIE number to track the phone
, you are setting yourself up bro, it could be from a crime scene, for the fact that the phone doesn't have a sim is a big red flag, return it to the police before it becomes too late
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Kingzjayzee: 9:12pm On Jul 25
grailife:
The police will not return it to the owner
that one no concern you again. E don comot from your hand. But maybe sure you go with one or two persons when going to the police station.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by brain54(m): 10:47pm On Jul 25
grailife:
The police will not return it to the owner
:::


And it's your life time duty and responsibility to return it to the owner.


Okay. Good luck.


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Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Harddiskng(m):
Issokay

They still dey advice person for 2026.

Maybe 3 - 6 months behind bars for wetin @OP no do, would help him to focus on his business and solely his business.

Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by BigYash: 11:44pm On Jul 25
What if the owner of the phone was killed or kidnapped. Op you are sitting on a keg of gunpowder. Except you have connections,police dey use this kind case chop money wella..
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by AcadaWriter0: 12:48am On Jul 26
Let's just have a quick look at this! It's definitely a good case. a little bit of verification, really. Everything's fine, a simple check-in.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by MemoriesAndMe:
grailife:
The police will not return it to the owner
It depends on the police officer in charge, not all of them are criminals as we all think.

I once lost a back-pack that had a laptop, a tablet and a phone in it. I was traveling and had many bags, I thought I forgot the back-pack in my uber only to find out I dropped it on the roadside while battling with other luggage. It was dark and rainy ans I was in a rush.

Someone found the back-pack and handed it to the police and I was contacted by the police to come and get my stuff - through a relative of mine they located from my name they found on my bag.

That didnt happen in Nigeria though, but everything was intact when it was given back to me and I didnt have to pay for anything.

Some kind-hearted people/police officers still exist in Nigeria and I think the police is what anyone can turn to at this point when the identity of the owner is unknown.

Someday, we will all be able to trust our police.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by 9japride(m): 5:07am On Jul 26
Sucre6:
Who told u this lie?

They can use the IMIE number to track the phone
, you are setting yourself up bro, it could be from a crime scene, for the fact that the phone doesn't have a sim is a big red flag, return it to the police before it becomes too late
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I don't understand the OP, the post doesn't make any sense at all. What's his business on how the police handle the matter?
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Adewale1603(m): 5:16am On Jul 26
grailife:
Your answer isn't helpful, the phone was lost not stolen
how are you sure that the phone isn't stolen, cos you saw it on the floor. What If the criminal intentionally drop the phone there for whosoever to find, to be held responsible for the crime he had committed. It could be a victims phone from a murder crime. Those people too don dey wise now, they know police do track phones when doing investigation
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by theodes: 6:40am On Jul 26
Op those security officers go deny you when d case start.
Do you write statement in their office.l?
I just dey pity u, no police officer go release stolen or lost property after been reported.

I rest my case
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by grailife(op): 7:19am On Jul 26
Sucre6:
Who told u this lie?

They can use the IMIE number to track the phone
, you are setting yourself up bro, it could be from a crime scene, for the fact that the phone doesn't have a sim is a big red flag, return it to the police before it becomes too late
I thought so too bro
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by grailife(op): 7:21am On Jul 26
theodes:
Op those security officers go deny you when d case start.
Do you write statement in their office.l?
I just dey pity u, no police officer go release stolen or lost property after been reported.

I rest my case
The security operatives wanted to keep the phone but I didn't agree, but just because they are my friends so they let me keep it
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by IBB007(m): 7:48am On Jul 26
Lol…na serious mata op dey take play laidis…akoba adaba God no go let us see am
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by 1Alex: 7:50am On Jul 26
grailife:
Even if the owner tracked the phone now, there's no problem, the security operatives are aware
till they deny you, you go know how far.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Hungrychicken(m): 8:25am On Jul 26
You can text the cloud account, if it's a Gmail.
Why would anyone remove sim card and dump the phone?
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by emmy512(m): 9:14am On Jul 26
Is it that the phone has a space for SIM card and then there is no SIM card in it or you didn’t find a SIM card slot at all

If it’s the later then it’ll be an eSIM only device

Go back to the station and report it with evidence and don’t try to bypass anything or try to put a sim

Better still give the police and let them do the job even if they can’t it’ll save you the stress.

If you real really want to return to the owner by all means not regarding repercussions
Simply put your own sim in the phone and pay for it to be tracked, they’ll find the Imei on your own sim
Then they can then use the imei to find other phone numbers that have been paired with the Imei
Then simply call those numbers
It’s an 80 to 150k process
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by Sucre6: 10:04am On Jul 26
9japride:
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I don't understand the OP, the post doesn't make any sense at all. What's his business on how the police handle the matter?
Ignorance no dey for law, before u go hear court rise 😂
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by 9japride(m): 11:23am On Jul 26
Sucre6:
Ignorance no dey for law, before u go hear court rise 😂
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No mind am, him go learn.
Re: I Found A Lost Iphone 16 by grailife(op): 11:59am On Jul 26
Someone should just tell me how to contact iphone company, their email, am afraid of nobody, being director of a reputable company, I can handle whatever that will be the outcome in this matter , I picked the phone in front of my compound
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