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Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by marshborn(op): 3:13pm On Jul 23, 2016
A friend of mine was involved in a a motor accident on his way makurdi, somewhere in a remote part of benue state, according to eye witnesses he became unconscious and was rushed to the local health centre around that area for first aid treatment.

The good samaritans that helped were able to locate his two phones and they tried contacting his family or friends to inform them of his where about, but to their disappointment the two phones were locked. He stayed in the state of coma for two good days before finally giving up the ghost, because the local health centre lacked the professionals to keep him alive.
Had his phone been accessible he might have stood a better chance of being alive today.

So avoid putting a screen lock on all your phones, it's okay to lock certain applications that may contain personal messages and informations e.g mobile banking app, WhatsApp e.t.c. but at least leave the contact list accessible to everybody, DON'T PUT A SCREEN LOCK.
This might just save your life.
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by UndisputedBosom(m): 3:18pm On Jul 23, 2016
Nice information
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by hungrynigerian: 3:19pm On Jul 23, 2016
True talk bro, I don't even use a screen lock.
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Virginkpekus(f): 3:21pm On Jul 23, 2016
Never thought of it this way before, really informative.
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by kazyhm(m):
some people have 360 security software installed on their phones, to even pick calls on their behalf is a very big task
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Brymo: 3:28pm On Jul 23, 2016
Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.
Hugh Mackay
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by plainol(m): 3:44pm On Jul 23, 2016
Why not put his sim card in another phone, or the health care personnel don't know this.?
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Nobody: 3:48pm On Jul 23, 2016
plainol:
Why not put his sim card in another phone, or the health care personnel don't know this.?
Same thought came into my mind.
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by marshborn(op): 3:52pm On Jul 23, 2016
plainol:
Why not put his sim card in another phone, or the health care personnel don't know this.?
From what I heard everything was locked, both sim and phone.
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by marshborn(op): 3:54pm On Jul 23, 2016
Pandorabox:
Same thought came into my mind.
Sim card also requested a pin.
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Philomath1212:
everything in life has it's pros and cons...
one should just pray to be graced for the "pros" of life...
that's all.
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by njiasi30(f): 5:03pm On Jul 23, 2016
En en, something must kill a man but we all pray 2 die a peaceful death in our old age. Op, thanks 4 sharing. I will ve a rethink bc am guilty of all ..... grin cheesy
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Winneygirl(f): 6:13pm On Jul 23, 2016
I stopped locking my phone about 3 years ago. Nobody prays for bad things to happen. We also need to be less secretive. Why should I go crazy if my phone is accessed?
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Nobody: 10:27pm On Jul 23, 2016
Really serious!! Life is so short!

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Contact me now!
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Fmdipo(m): 10:28pm On Jul 23, 2016
They should have removed the Sim card and put it in another phone to locate the contacts. I will continue to password my phone but I cannot use pin code for my sim
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by herzern(m): 10:29pm On Jul 23, 2016
grin
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by MzPecs(f): 10:30pm On Jul 23, 2016
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by danielous(m): 10:30pm On Jul 23, 2016
I put password because of our last born,. ..she can press fone shocked
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by donholy28(m): 10:30pm On Jul 23, 2016
I only lock my phone,I don't lock my sim
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by okolabi: 10:31pm On Jul 23, 2016
Virginkpekus:
Never pthought of it this way before, really informative.
Why you dey lock your phone?you hide preek put for inside?
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Nobody: 10:31pm On Jul 23, 2016
A word they say, is enough for the wise. Especially for you girls with like 3 boyfriends and 4 magas guys in the friend zone.
Ever wondered why some girls go bananas when you playfully take their phones from them (even when they know they have pass coded it?). Ditto for the many girls who form decent outwardly buh have lots of porn/erotica videos on their phones.
Not also forgetting my guys with multiple babes on their hit list, and those who keep nudes their gfs sent them. Yuck! Who does that?
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by sbabimbola(f): 10:32pm On Jul 23, 2016
thanks
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Briteiyobo1(m): 10:32pm On Jul 23, 2016
Educative, copied.
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by MzPecs(f): 10:32pm On Jul 23, 2016
herzern:
grin
Fmdipo:
./
Waris this nah? grin grin
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by rayconsult(m): 10:32pm On Jul 23, 2016
Dat's why u should hav small fone dat ' ll also contain all ur contact 4 accessibility
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by UIA04(f): 10:32pm On Jul 23, 2016
@op I suspect you got this info from those random whatsapp bc's

As someone said earlier just put the Sim in another phone
He didn't die because he locked him phone but because those people didn't think outside the box
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by DaBullIT(m): 10:33pm On Jul 23, 2016
I disagree with you bruv

that's what ICE (In Case of Emergency) is for

works on android,BB,windows and IoS platforms

My phone is my personal space, more or less like my room , if i find you in my room without my permission we go fight taya grin grin grin


The same way you get angry when you find a stranger in your apartment or building

How would calling relatives save his life ? Will they just manifest to Lagos if the accident occourred in Abuja ? Will they transport blood via email if he needs transfusion ?

The way i see it , Everyone should always carry ID card with Relative's number or Download ICE
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by HDee(m): 10:33pm On Jul 23, 2016
angry angry
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Miner13: 10:33pm On Jul 23, 2016
Okay
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by Adesiji77: 10:34pm On Jul 23, 2016
Hmmm
Re: Before You Put A Screen Lock On Your Phone Read This by codemaniacs: 10:34pm On Jul 23, 2016
marshborn:
A friend of mine was involved in a a motor accident on his way makurdi, somewhere in a remote part of benue state, according to eye witnesses he became unconscious and was rushed to the local health centre around that area for first aid treatment.

The good samaritans that helped were able to locate his two phones and they tried contacting his family or friends to inform them of his where about, but to their disappointment the two phones were locked. He stayed in the state of coma for two good days before finally giving up the ghost, because the local health centre lacked the professionals to keep him alive.
Had his phone been accessible he might have stood a better chance of being alive today.

So avoid putting a screen lock on all your phones, it's okay to lock certain applications that may contain personal messages and informations e.g mobile banking app, WhatsApp e.t.c. but at least leave the contact list accessible to everybody, DON'T PUT A SCREEN LOCK.
This might just save your life.
Then all the staff at the health center should be sacked and replaced with qualified staff..
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