Man commits suicide in Ilorin for losing bets
A 25 year old man has reportedly committed suicide in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital for losing in bets over expected result of an European Champions League match.
The deceased, whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of the press, was alleged to have engaged in a betting with someone else using the only motorcycle in his possession for the bet.
According to reports, the deceased allegedly took his life by hanging himself on a ceiling fan in his apartment when he discovered he had no hope to recover his bike.
The incident was said to have occurred in Oko-Erin area of the town after the return leg match between FC Barcelona of Spain and AS Roma of Italy played in Italy.
He was said to have bet that Barcelona who were leading by 4-1 in the first leg played at Nou Camp, Spain would maintain lead at end of the return leg and through to the semi-final of the championship.
Unfortunately, the match turned out to be 3-0 in favour of AS Roma making the aggregate result to be 4-4 with Roma qualifying for the semi-final at the expense of Barcelona by virtue of away goals rule.
The result made the deceased to lose the motorcycle to his opponent in the bet as the opponent reportedly smiled home with the bike from the viewing centre at the night immediately after the match.
The man was said to be devastated with the loss of the motorcycle as some said he used it for commercial purposes and that it was his main source of livelihood while some others said he was not the owner of the bike that it was given to him by someone else and that he only had it in his custody on behalf of the owner.
It was learnt that when he discovered he will not be able to recover from the trauma, the man to take solace through suicide by hanging himself.
An eyewitness who said not many people was aware of the incident disclosed that the development devastated the deceased’s Igbo kinsmen in the area who lamented the action of the man.
Confirming the incident, Kwara state police command spokesperson, Ajayi Okasanmi said the suicide was not in connection with Match bettings.
According to Okasanmi, the report with him indicated that the man committed the suicide because of huge debt hanging on his neck adding that “the man was said to have incurred debt here and there.”
The deceased, whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of the press, was alleged to have engaged in a betting with someone else using the only motorcycle in his possession for the bet.
According to reports, the deceased allegedly took his life by hanging himself on a ceiling fan in his apartment when he discovered he had no hope to recover his bike.
The incident was said to have occurred in Oko-Erin area of the town after the return leg match between FC Barcelona of Spain and AS Roma of Italy played in Italy.
He was said to have bet that Barcelona who were leading by 4-1 in the first leg played at Nou Camp, Spain would maintain lead at end of the return leg and through to the semi-final of the championship.
Unfortunately, the match turned out to be 3-0 in favour of AS Roma making the aggregate result to be 4-4 with Roma qualifying for the semi-final at the expense of Barcelona by virtue of away goals rule.
The result made the deceased to lose the motorcycle to his opponent in the bet as the opponent reportedly smiled home with the bike from the viewing centre at the night immediately after the match.
The man was said to be devastated with the loss of the motorcycle as some said he used it for commercial purposes and that it was his main source of livelihood while some others said he was not the owner of the bike that it was given to him by someone else and that he only had it in his custody on behalf of the owner.
It was learnt that when he discovered he will not be able to recover from the trauma, the man to take solace through suicide by hanging himself.
An eyewitness who said not many people was aware of the incident disclosed that the development devastated the deceased’s Igbo kinsmen in the area who lamented the action of the man.
Confirming the incident, Kwara state police command spokesperson, Ajayi Okasanmi said the suicide was not in connection with Match bettings.
According to Okasanmi, the report with him indicated that the man committed the suicide because of huge debt hanging on his neck adding that “the man was said to have incurred debt here and there.”
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