Nigerian Man Commits Suicide By Hanging Himself In Uyo After He Lost ₦22k On Football Betting
A man in his early 30s, Mr. Uchenna, hanged himself in his room along Abak road in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital, after losing N22,000 to sports betting.
Our correspondent gathered that Uchenna was a perpetual sports
gambler with Naija Bet and that he took the said sum he lost from his
boss in the hope that he would replace it when he wins. Uchenna’s
roommate, Ifiok, said the deceased had been lamenting after losing the
money and got himself into a terrible state of mind.
“I went out to buy something from Plaza (the city center) and on
getting back I found that everywhere was locked. I knew Uchenna hasn’t
gone out and I wondered what must have made him lock up himself. I tried
to open the door for several minutes without success until I had to
force it open. I then found him hanging from the ceiling fan in our room
and his eyes had popped out,” Ifiok said. A neighbour who spoke to our
correspondent, Uto Udobia, decried the high rate of sports betting which
has become prevalent among the youths and even elders
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