A man recently published a personal tale about how he lost his phone to neighbourhood boys in Lagos, eliciting responses from social media users who recounted similar situations.

The man described how, in 2019, he had recently purchased a popular Tecno phone. as on a public bus to a vigil in Yaba, a phone snatcher stole the device as he was distracted by a prank call from friends.

He described the experience as heart-stopping, recounting how he jumped from the bus through the window to retrieve the phone.

Despite asking individuals in the vicinity for help, no one answered, forcing him to walk home from a long distance.

“So a week after, I bought a new phone, then I was going back around 11, because passing through, but I had to walk a little bit to my house. So all of a sudden, a guy came up to me, and the guy asked me, am I a LASU student? I was like, no, no, I’m not a LASU student. He then asked if someone had sent me to collect information on him”

He felt foolish after the experience, but it taught him a valuable lesson about carefully traversing unknown regions.

The story has resonated with many people on social media, with users sharing their own interactions with local males in Lagos and other locations.

See reactions below;

@Lakesea8 commented that the story reminded them of a similar incident involving their brother in Abuja, which ended in tears and laughter.

@8E8FGCEM revealed he had been blocked by five young boys along the railway line in Agege, and only the intervention of God saved him from serious harm.

@Fashionverified shared that in 2020, they were also accosted under the Agege under bridge and had to give the boys 200 naira to escape a potentially dangerous situation.

@bobebuka1 jokingly questioned why someone from Egbeda would speak English to area boys, highlighting the surreal nature of such encounters.

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