Stolen iPhone 13: Nigerian Man Turns to Herbalist, Performs Ritual to Catch Thief, Video Trends
- A Nigerian man hired a herbalist to perform a ritual after his stolen iPhone 13, valued over N600,000, went missing
- Instead of reporting to police, he chose spiritual intervention, asking the herbalist to curse the thief publicly
- A TikTok video of the ritual sparked mixed reactions online, with many questioning whether the charm would work
A Nigerian man has taken matters into his own hands in a traditional way after his iPhone 13 was stolen.
Instead of filing a police report for a stolen phone, the man decided to seek the services of a traditionalist, well-known as a Babalawo or Herbalist.
Source: UGC
A video of the incident shared by his neighbour on TikTok has sparked a wave of reactions online.
Man calls herbalist after phone gets stolen
The clip, posted by user @def.notdiana1, showed a herbalist performing a ritual in a residential compound.
According to the on-screen text, the herbalist was hired by the phone's owner to curse the thief.
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"POV: Your neighbor's iPhone 13 got stolen, and he called babalawo to swear for the thief," the caption read.
Source: UGC
In the video, the herbalist was dressed in white and red ceremonial attire. He was seen performing a certain ritual with the victim standing beside him.
iPhone 13 is said to worth over N600,000, making the victim to seek a 'faster' approach of seeking a spiritualist instead of the legal authorities.
Watch the TikTok video below:
Reactions trail ritual over stolen iPhone 13
Legit.ng gathered reactions from netizens who watched the video on TikTok. Some of the comments are below.
@ola_thegreat commented:
"If the juju work mah know watin cause am."
Lord Walex wrote:
"If it works please update, we need babalawo’s number."
Jarpel pastor stated:
"I did more than this when my phone was stolen last year, nothing do the werey."
Thotiana said:
"Omo despite the juju we do we no see 16pro max ooo."
Alameen Abdulsalam wrote:
"I no fit forget when this kind thing happen when I Dey write waec, them say baba talk say who carry phone go run mad. To cut the story short naa night we comot for center that day oh. Nobody run mad."
Lady celebrates son with herbalist
In a similar report, a Nigerian lady shared a heartwarming update about her son, whom she had in 2018 with a traditional Ifá priest despite facing heavy criticism at the time.
She disclosed that many people turned against her when she announced the pregnancy.
Seven years later, she proudly celebrated her son’s graduation, expressing joy and fulfilment over her decision.
She said:
"The belle I get for babalawo 2018 that make everybody turn to my enemy? Family, the pikin don graduate today. Congrats Ifaseyi."
Herbalist dies, caught with pastor's wife
Legit.ng earlier reported that the police command in Ekiti state confirmed the death of a man identified as a herbalist in a hotel.
It was gathered that he died while making love to another man's wife in the hotel situated in Ikere-Ekiti.
Sources said the woman caught with the herbalist was the wife of a pastor.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
