Nairabet Operator Commits Suicide, Due To His Inability To Pay A Customer Who Won N600,000 Bet

Date: 25-05-2017 6:45 am (6 years ago) | Author: Mister Jay Wonder
- at 25-05-2017 06:45 AM (6 years ago)
(m)

PUNCH Metro learnt that residents of Obadeyi Ajala woke up on Wednesday to find the deceased dangling from a rope in an uncompleted shop at Ajala bus stop, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

The incident was said to have drawn a crowd to the area and a girlfriend of the deceased, who reportedly worked in a filling station in the area, was alerted.

The lady reportedly passed out on sighting the body, but was revived by the sympathisers at the scene.

A resident, Monday Gabriel, told our correspondent on the telephone that the lady gave an account of what could have prompted him to commit suicide.

He said, “I was going to my workplace around 8am when I saw people around three uncompleted shops in Ajala bus stop. On getting there, I saw the corpse of a young man in one of the shops dangling from a rope.

“As we wondered what could have made him to kill himself, a lady, who later identified herself as his girlfriend, arrived at the scene and fainted on sighting the corpse. We poured water on her.

“When she regained consciousness, she told us that the man sent her a text message yesterday (Tuesday), saying he wanted to commit suicide. She said she called his line, but he didn’t pick his calls.

“According to the girlfriend, the late man had a NairaBet shop. One of the customers won N600,000, but he has not paid him.”

Gabriel added that two persons later came and took the lady away from the scene on a motorcycle.

Another eyewitness, Olanrewaju Adebiyi, said policemen from the Ijaiye division came to remove the corpse.

He said, “I learnt he ran a NairaBet shop. If it is true that he was owing a customer N600,000, he must have received the money from the NairaBet management and used it for something else. I also play NairaBet and whenever I win, the agent I patronise pays me the moment the company credits his account.

“The company doesn’t owe the agents, but some of them play smart at times when customers win big money.”

An official of NairaBet Contact Centre, who gave her name only as Chidika, told our correspondent on the telephone that the firm always paid for any won ticket, adding that it was not aware of the incident.

She said, “We always pay for any won ticket. An agent has his own personal business. He/she is just a partner with NairaBet in which we share commission on a monthly or weekly basis. So, it depends on the understanding he had with the customer or the issue on the ground before he committed suicide.”

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous Cole, confirmed that the case was reported to the police.

“The incident was reported. I will get back to you with more details later,” he said.


Posted: at 25-05-2017 06:45 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- BournIdentity at 25-05-2017 01:01 PM (6 years ago)
(m)
Huh                                                                     
Posted: at 25-05-2017 01:01 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Reply
- schmit at 25-05-2017 01:13 PM (6 years ago)
(f)
Continue
Posted: at 25-05-2017 01:13 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
Reply
- CHRISETTE at 25-05-2017 01:53 PM (6 years ago)
(f)
What a way to die
Posted: at 25-05-2017 01:53 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
Reply
- morgan1 at 25-05-2017 03:41 PM (6 years ago)
(m)
Eyah,,,why???
Posted: at 25-05-2017 03:41 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
Reply
- princevinco at 26-05-2017 04:27 AM (6 years ago)
(m)
What a foolish death. N600,000 in future he could easily give somebody for free that he died for.

Posted: at 26-05-2017 04:27 AM (6 years ago) | Newbie
Reply

fire TRENDING GISTS fire

TODAY'S TOP
  1. DHQ Finally Releases Photos And Names Of Soldiers Killed In Delta Attack

  2. Teenage Boy Nabbed For Raping 11-Year-Old Schoolmate In Rivers

  3. She Paid For My 1st Song, Believed in me When Others Mocked me- Kizz Daniel Opens Up About Wife

  4. VIDEO: Nigerian Man Drags Wife to Court Over Genotype of Their Son Who is SS

  5. The House Of Rep Member Is In Opposition Party - Soludo States Why He Didn't Construct Road

  6. Nigerian Man Breaks Down in Tears After Using His Mother’s N8m to Play Sporty Bet, Loses All

  7. VIDEO: Peter Obi Spotted At Central Mosque To Break Fast For Ramadan

  8. BBNaija's Angel Slams Trolls Following Speculation Of A Breakup With Soma

  9. "I’ve Forgiven Davido For ‘Disrespecting’ Me" - Samklef

  10. 'This Entertainment Industry Is So Dark Cos People In It Are So Envious, Evil' - Actress Uche

  11. I’ll Not Leave My Husband For Having Child Outside Our Marriage Says Blessing CEO

  12. Singer Spyro Sends Strong Message To Men About Beautiful Women

  13. "I’m Afrobeats Leader Worldwide" – Davido Brags

  14. VIDEO: My Child Trying To Mess Up My Career - Mimi Orjiekwe Embarrassed As Daughter Exposes Her

  15. Fear, Tension As Bandits Kidnap 87, Loot Shops In Fresh Kaduna Attack

  16. Businessman Tunde Ayeni Bars Ex-Mistress Ms Alagwu And Daughter From Using His Name

  17. Man Who Renounced Nigerian Citizenship Says He Has No Regrets

  18. 6 Suspected Yahoo Boy Jailed In Ilorin

  19. Tragedy As 2 Children Burnt To Death Following Fire Incident In Bauchi Residence

  20. Police Arraign Fake Soldier, Umaru Abdul In Lagos


THIS WEEK
  1. Nollywood Actor, Amaechi Muonagor Seeks Help From His Sick Bed

  2. Royal Joy As Ooni Of Ife Welcomes Twins With His Third Wife, Olori Tobi Philips-Ogunwusi

  3. President Tinubu Appoints First Female Director-General Of NEMA, Zubaida Umar

  4. Motorist Calls Out Actor Somadina Adinma For Being A Celebrity And Trekking In Public

  5. Following Recent Divorce Saga, Nigerians Dig Up Abusive Past Of Modupe Alakija

  6. Customs Intercepts Ammunition Worth Over Half A Billion Naira Concealed In Sacks Of Garri

  7. See Full Lists Of Venues Of Lagos 25% Discounted Food Markets ‘Ounje Eko’

  8. Can of Worms! Obasanjo’s Biological Father An Igbo Man From Onitsha – Rtd Col Majekodunmi

  9. Drink Your Tears, Cry Blood, I’m Married” – Queen Throws Shades As She Flaunts Her Ring (VID)

  10. "How Tinubu And His Colleagues Failed Nigeria In 1999" - Pa Ayo Adebanjo


TOP MEMBERS: