Your phone is gone. You open Find My Device from your laptop.
“Last seen: 3 hours ago. Location: Sudirman Street.”
After that? There is no update. Offline.
The thief immediately turned off the internet. Classic move.
In the past, that was the end of the story. Now, no.
Our legal team in Lagos found him at Ikoyi Correctional Centre after over three years of wrongful imprisonment. Following his acquittal on all charges, we’re happy to share that we have now secured his release.
This injustice began in 2023 after he refused to continue working without pay for his employer. After his resignation, his employer accused him of stealing inverter batteries allegedly valued at over ₦3 million, leading to his arrest and detention without investigation.
It wasn’t until a routine prison decongestion visit last year that our legal team met him and took up his case.
With his release, he becomes the sixth wrongfully detained inmate accused of stealing and conspiracy whose freedom we have secured this year alone.
We will continue to speak against any form of arrest, detention, and prosecution based solely on suspicion, retaliatory allegations, or influenced by social status.
May justice always prevail.
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