How buying London used phones can land you in jail ~ Zeniths Blog

How buying London used phones can land you in jail

– A lot of people have been roped into criminal cases for buying used phones which often belongs to victims of crime

– A Facebook user advises Nigeria on evidences to obtain after buying fairly used phones so as not to be roped into crime, if the phone turned out to be stolen

A Facebook user and journalist, Malik Nasir, has warned Nigerians over buying and using fairly/London used phones which are often originally stolen from victims of crimes.

Malik wrote: “Any time you buy that fairly or London used phone, you could be buying your way to prison. Stolen phones are now packaged or disguised as London or fairly used phones.

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“Most of the phones were collected at gun-point or by robbers, stolen in traffic, snatched vehicles and bags, pickpocketed etc.

Buying stolen phones can land you in jail

“Some of the disguised London or fairly used phones carry murder cases, particularly, where the true owners were murdered.

“Several of such reported cases of stolen phones come from Oshodi, Mile 2, Mile 12, Mushin e.tc.

“These phones are mostly without packs and chargers.

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“Each time you buy used phone, insist on the source and get your receipt. Please, keep it. That could be your saviour when the law enforcement agents tracked the phone to you because it might be difficult getting those that sold it to you.

“Note that, each time you buy that unverified fairly or London used phone, you are helping to keep robbers and criminals in business.

“As soon as the robbers and criminals get their victims’ phones, they are moved to Computer Village, Mushin and other markets where they are made to look like London or Fairly Used Phones.”