Thief Reportedly Snatches Pastor's iPhone When He Was Praying, Video Trends Online

Thief Reportedly Snatches Pastor's iPhone When He Was Praying, Video Trends Online

  • A man identified as a pastor reportedly lost his phone when he was doing a live prayer online
  • The pastor was seen in a video when he was praying and walking along a busy road, when the alleged thief struck
  • The iPhone was reportedly taken from him by a biker, and he fell and injured himself while chasing the snatcher

A man identified as a pastor reportedly lost his iPhone to thieves in broad daylight.

A video shared online shows when the incident happened as the man walked along a street in London.

Video shows when man lost his phone.
The pastor's phone was taken in the streets. Photo credit: Daily Mail and Getty Images/juanma hache.
Source: UGC

According to the post shared on TikTok by Daily Mail, the pastor was conducting an online prayer when it happened.

The pastor is known as Isaac Anderson, and he was actively praying when someone forcefully took the phone from him.

He was also said to have fallen and injured himself while attempting to chase the thief.

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The Daily Mail reports that Pastor Anderson is in the hospital receiving treatment.

He said:

"I was admitted to hospital. I fell down heavily and it affected my belly. I was doing a live programme as I was walking, in prayer, and someone came from behind and snat.ched my phone. So I decided to follow and I immediately took a step and I fell down. I couldn't do anything. So I had to call an ambulance and they took me to A&E and now I have been admitted. So pray for a speedy recovery. God bless you."
The pastor ended up in a hospital after falling.
The pastor is now receiving treatment in the hospital. Photo credit: Daily Mail.
Source: TikTok

Watch the video below:

Reactions as pastor reportedly loses his phone

@Mafia said:

"How were you guys able to post this video if the phone got stolen?"

@jazzy jay said:

"Sadiq khan made a video claiming this wasn’t happening in London."

@Arben said:

"The bus driver really tried to warn him."

@Big J said:

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"Nigeria is better than UK, Uyo is better than London in terms of security."

@TopG said:

"The guy left Ghana thinking the UK was safe."

@Caesar said:

"So who posted this video I'm watching?"

@Rowwww said:

"This video has no business being this funny."

@NellyTwinkles said:

"I'm sorry but this is funny. Why can’t he pray indoors?"

@pm said:

"This is the funniest thing I've seen in recent times."

@Ibby said:

"Happened to me and they stole my s24 ultra on 16 August 2025."

@mosestruckdriver said:

"Why is no one mentioning the bus driver really tried to warn him and the pastor was like “if it ain’t form god it ain’t a sign."

@BO$UN said:

"Right now, the main thing separating some third world countries from the first world is just the climate."

@Bigg Dawgg said:

"How were they able to get the video on how the phone was stolen in the first place?"

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@happo_boss said:

"I lost my s23 ultra this year in London, mind you, I was there for 3 days, and my phone got stolen in the 1st day. England is truly becoming a 3rd world country."

@rizzle said:

"Well, we all saw that, The bus driver really tried to warn him."

@JeroshGamers256 said:

"Upon your business, and the thief was doing his business, I guess he received the blessing lol."

Thieves steal man's phone and laptop

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian man slept and woke up to see that many of his personal gadgets had been stolen by thieves.

According to the man, he plugged the gadgets close to the window to charge while he went to sleep.

However, when he woke up, he saw that the gadgets had been stolen by someone who had torn the window.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 10 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.

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