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Slayqueen in a hot mess for stealing a yahoo boy’s phone and wiping off all his ‘clients’ contact info

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August 7, 2022

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Feyijimi Emmanuel

A group of irate youth paid a visit to a girl they accused of stealing the phone of their colleague in Bayelsa State.

According to an eyewitness reporter, “They were able to trace the phone to the girl’s location and paid her a visit. The girl confessed to stealing the phone but revealed she wiped off all the contacts on the phone.

This revelation aggravated the boys who revealed those contacts were that of important ‘clients’ and she has to provide them else they deal with her.

However, residents appealed to the boys to let the girl go but they refused and proceeded to raid the girl’s house. They insisted that they won’t leave until she provided the contacts on the phone.

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