This happened after the American rapper took to social media to announce that his phone had been stolen while he was trying to make his way through the crowd to perform at Afronation.
“He picked my pocket for my phoneeeeeee SMH… Repeat that Jawn if you get it!!” he wrote on his IG story. Fortunately, the phone was later recovered by the Ghana Police after launching an investigation into the case.
“Police have arrested one suspect and recovered a cellphone stolen from Meek Mill, an American hip-hop artist. Suspect Nuhu Sule alias Ababaawa was arrested on Friday, December 30, 2022, at his hideout in Accra. He is currently in Police custody and will be taken through legal processsaid the police.
However, Nuhu has told the court that he is “not guilty” of stealing the phone. He has been remanded in custody with the case adjourned until January 17, 2023.
Meanwhile, the rapper on December 31 retracted his claim that the phone was stolen. He mentions that it might fall and someone picks it up, so he doesn’t want anyone to go to jail because of the phone.
“I could have put the phone on my dirt bike, I had no idea that someone had actually reached into my pocket! I got it back just what I need I don’t need someone locked for the phone.., I don’t know what happened.“, he tweeted.