Crime

Businessman Catches Apprentice Stealing to Buy Phones for Girlfriend After 7 years of service

Published by Tope Fakinlede on July 4th, 2025.

Businessman Catches Apprentice Stealing to Buy Phones for Girlfriend After 7 years of service

A Nigerian businessman recently uncovered a troubling incident involving his apprentice, who was caught stealing money to purchase four phones for his girlfriend. The girlfriend, who also serves as the shop’s cashier, was seen holding the phone boxes in a video that quickly went viral online.

During the confrontation, the businessman told the apprentice that the cost of the phones—valued at about 1.2 million naira—would be deducted from the 1 million naira settlement owed to him after seven years of service. The young man begged for forgiveness, explaining his actions.

The video sparked various reactions from social media users. Some questioned the fairness of the settlement after seven years of work, while others debated whether the phones’ cost matched what was being claimed.

Comments included:

@valen.star976: “Sounds like a setup. Maybe the boss just doesn’t want to pay the boy. Return the phones and settle him properly.”

@Kelly Dab: “Seven years of work for just 1 million? That’s tough.”

@Iceberry: “The issue isn’t what the boy did, but the settlement amount after seven years—that’s harsh.”

@chrisoranu525: “Those four phones aren’t even worth 500k, and they’re all Itel brand.”

The incident has raised discussions about fair treatment of apprentices and workers in similar situations.