You have lost a phone to thieves before. The experience is very bitter. Annoyingly, the phone will disappear without your knowledge. After the phone has grown wings, that is it and many of us scarcely do anything about it. We just move on. Meanwhile, the phone thief is confidently using your phone calling your friends and demanding for money. Many have fallen victim to this theft. In line with this, jumia travel, the leading online travel agency gathers 5 ways to stop thieves from using your mobile phone.

Block the SIM card

Most times, the SIM card is the first thing thieves get rid of when they steal your phone. Others do not bother to remove it but they won’t pick your calls. Since, you are using your phone to perform all sorts of transactions, you should contact your service provider immediately to block it.

Lock it

You can simply setup a password that will prevent others from using your phone. The code will be activated when an unauthorised person accesses it. In some cases, when you lock it, it will render the phone completely unusable.

Use your phone’s built-in features

There are phone features that you can activate to prepare your phone for any theft. On Android phones, you can use the Android Device Manger. You can access the manager online and it will help you locate your phone. On iOS, you have to set up find my phone feature. You can use it to find, text and wipe your device. You can do all these when the phone is switched on.

Insure your phone

For Nigerians who use expensive phones, they can insure it. It will be replaced by the insurance firm. You don’t need to worry about your device being stolen. But that doesn’t mean you should be careless.

Report to the police

You can also make a report to the police. They can help you launch a manhunt to get back your phone.

Okay.. .thanks. really was useful.

Thanks @ OP.

Lolz.. Report to Nigerian Police?

Police and man hunt for phone is the funny part

Noted

Na Nigerian Police go launch manhunt for you?

Once dat phone is gone, it is gone baby, gone! Even if na palasa.

Always write down your IMEI number which is a 15 digit number. Once your phone is stolen, with the IMEI number you can block your sim card. Go to your bank and change your phone number too

I tried switching SIMS on my gf's HOT S recently, during the process, the phone displayed a Privacy Protection Password bla bla... I ignored cos I never remembered setting it up for her,the phone then sent about 5 messages to my own phone automatically saying the phone had been stolen. After inserting the SIM, the Privacy shit still wouldn't leave the screen, I restarted, same thing, powered off the phone and since then the phone no gree come up again. The phone believed it was stolen but I dey beg d phone say na me buy am na,dakun. Don't know what to do, how can I steal the phone I bought. Just tryna follow up on what op said, abeg if anyone knows what I can do. Thanks and Happy Sunday

All these are stories


If ur phone is stolen in naija, forget it, they can crack open any lockup .


And who would steal ur phone and still use ur sim anyway?

Oluwasaeon:
I tried switching SIMS on my gf's HOT S recently, during the process, the phone displayed a Privacy Protection Password bla bla... I ignored cos I never remembered setting it up for her,the phone then sent about 5 messages to my own phone automatically saying the phone had been stolen. After inserting the SIM, the Privacy shit still wouldn't leave the screen, I restarted, same thing, powered off the phone and since then the phone no gree come up again. The phone believed it was stolen but I dey beg d phone say na me buy am na,dakun. Don't know what to do, how can I steal the phone I bought. Just tryna follow up on what op said, abeg if anyone knows what I can do. Thanks and Happy Sunday

Lol.. funny story.


Anyway, google has the answer

number5:




Lol.. funny story.


Anyway, google has the answer

Bro very funny, all Google said was try a hard reset. The phone no even gree hard reset. I know it's def software not hardware, thinking about taking it back to Slot but it was my fault na

Oluwasaeon:
I tried switching SIMS on my gf's HOT S recently, during the process, the phone displayed a Privacy Protection Password bla bla... I ignored cos I never remembered setting it up for her,the phone then sent about 5 messages to my own phone automatically saying the phone had been stolen. After inserting the SIM, the Privacy shit still wouldn't leave the screen, I restarted, same thing, powered off the phone and since then the phone no gree come up again. The phone believed it was stolen but I dey beg d phone say na me buy am na,dakun. Don't know what to do, how can I steal the phone I bought. Just tryna follow up on what op said, abeg if anyone knows what I can do. Thanks and Happy Sunday

Ask your gf for the privacy protection password na........ Next

On the last option here, sorry if you report to the police, the money wey them go collect from you go buy the phone, forget that option.

I told my police friend, a high ranking police officer that armed robbers are terrorizing my area. I expected him to mobilize his men to the area, but he simply told me to park out of that area.

The last option says report to the police, WHICH POLICE

This op is far from reality.



Report to the Police?

The best thing to do is to call another phone thief who will help you to identify the thief who stole your phone..

That's why you have to be very loyal in your street, that's if it happened in your street but if not in your street, my brother forget it..

RealLordZeus:

Ask your gf for the privacy protection password na........ Next

Boss she isn't tech savvy, so I did all on the phone. I don't think I set it up for her, worst thing, the Privacy shi didn't allow fingerprint. I'm not sure I did

Report a lost phone to the Nigerian police?

Insure your phone

That's why I like Xiaomi phones, once a pson doesn't know ur Mi account pin,he can't operate the phone despite even if he flashes the phone,brick and reset, smash and couple it back. Once u can't enter the pin during bootup, the phone is good as vegetable.

Report to the police

You can also make a report to the police. They can help you launch a manhunt to get back your phone.
Shey na for dis Nigeria or where

Op wasnt really making sense from the start..

He then worsened the situation by saying "report to the police"
Which police be dat one?
Op is definitely not referring to the Nigerian police

If dem steal your phone 4 naija..forget it...go get anoda one.