A businessman, identified as Adegbite has committed suicide after losing N150,000 to sports betting.
The tragic incident happened around Pegi, Kuje Area Council in Abuja.
According to reports, the money he used in staking the bet was given to him by his boss to pay his colleagues, but he lost everything.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Tuesday. December 7, 2021, disclosed that it was investigating his death.
“We were surprised when it happened. He was given the money to pay some people at his place of work. The money was in the region of N150,000″.
“He took the money to a sports betting shop and staked it. He selected some matches but he did not win. He had hoped he would win and pay back the money”.
“The following morning, he was not seen by his neighbors. They noticed that he was inside; they broke the door open and found his body dangling on the ceiling fan. They alerted the police, who removed his body,” one of his colleagues said.
Source: mynigeria.com
