Please i purchased my iphone from a friend and i updated the ios and now its showing invalid sim

please i purchased my iphone from a friend and i updated the ios and now its showing invalid sim. please i need help because i have to use my phone at the office tomorrow.

ASk your friend who unlock the phone for him/her.
ONly the carrier that the phone is locked to is authorized to unlock it.
bAse on your description, it sounds like your friend had his/her phone hacked to unlock it from the original carrier.

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