Man called out for stealing goods worth N1.88m

Man called out for stealing goods worth N1.88m from store after claiming to be a priest and paying with fake transfer

A man manipulated a store attendant into releasing goods worth N1,880, 000 to him.

The man visited a phone and accessories store called Royalline Technology in Lekki phase 1 on June 5.

He asked for two iPhone15 and the attendant told him they did not have it at the moment but it would be available in the coming days.

She tried to encourage him to buy a different phone with similar capabilities but he insisted that he wanted two iPhone 15 phones because he is a “Reverend Father” and his parish priest asked him to get a similar phone.

Eventually, he agreed to substitute one of the iPhones with a Samsung s24 Ultra, which the store attendant told him was available in their second store in Sangotedo.

He offered to drive the attendant to the other store to pick the phone and also make payment via a bank along the way.

According to the store attendant, they entered a bank and he claimed he had initiated a transfer. When the store attendant approached the bank cashier after not getting a credit alert, the cashier informed her that the customer said he has money coming in from another bank and they would transfer the money to the store’s account once the customer’s account is credited.

The attendant said she then took the customer to the other store and they picked up the Samsung s24 Ultra. He also took a Samsung s24 Ultra pouch, Oraimo power bank, and a DiGiPhone charger, all work N1.88m.

When they returned, she followed him to the bank but he went in alone. When he came out, he showed her a receipt showing he transferred N3, 591,000 for the Samsung s24 Ultra, the iPhone15, and the accessories.

He said he made payment in advance for the iPhone and would return the following day for it.

He took the lady to a Catholic church close by and claimed that’s the parish he’s with. She said she saw him go into the church to drop something and this made her believe him.

His money never came in and the church have said they don’t know him.

The store is asking for help to find him.