A Nigerian man, identified on X as Chigozie Allen, has narrated how thieves broke into his home and made away with his personal gadgets while he was fast asleep.
According to Chigozie, he had plugged his phone, tablet, and laptop to charge overnight after returning exhausted from work. However, he woke up to the shocking discovery that all the items had been stolen.
He explained that the gadgets were plugged in near a window, which the thieves took advantage of by tearing the net and curtain before dragging the devices out.
His account of the incident
Sharing the painful experience in a post on X, he wrote:
“Phone, laptop, tablet all gone during charging just like that because of a few hours’ sleep after work at night. Curtains moved, window net torn. Slept with this phone using to tweet. If not…”
“Gadgets not close to window, just shattered completely. I was fast asleep after work, was exhausted. If you open the window & curtains, you will see the gadgets charging but it’s far only if something long was used to drag it.”
Phone , Laptop , Tablet All Gone during Charging just like that because of a few hour’s sleep after work at night 💔 , Curtains Moved ,Window Net Torn , Slept with this Phone using to Tweet , If not……..💔. Gadgets not close to window, just shattered completely💔. pic.twitter.com/Yp05bCjFly
— Chigozie Allen (@designbyallen_) September 18, 2025
Sympathy and warnings from netizens
Chigozie’s post has since attracted sympathy from netizens who comforted him while also using the incident as a warning to others about the dangers of leaving valuables close to windows.
CriXubsDcreator stated: “Those guys dey use juju run ds stuff.. cos I wonder how they could move those gadgets without anyone waking.”
Goze_Graffix opined: “I thought there was a viral tweet warning us not to keep our tools close to the windows.”
King_of_Designs noted: “Ever since I was robbed last year, I became traumatised of windows lol. It’s not easy, I know how you feel. Don’t let the situation get to you if not it will fvck you up. Take care bro.”
footieverse_ penned: “It happened to me twice this year. Put off your light before you go to bed, they can’t take what they cannot see, don’t charge close to the windows. Also install an iron net if you can. Sorry for your loss. Luckily we caught them.”