{"id":130687,"date":"2023-12-13T13:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/13\/man-commits-suicide-after-borrowing-n1-2m-losing-n2-5m-bet-in-abia\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T13:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:35:05","slug":"man-commits-suicide-after-borrowing-n1-2m-losing-n2-5m-bet-in-abia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/13\/man-commits-suicide-after-borrowing-n1-2m-losing-n2-5m-bet-in-abia\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Commits Suicide After Borrowing N1.2m, Losing N2.5m Bet In Abia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-903123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20231213-093255_Opera-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1016\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>One Onoh Chukwuka Richard has reportedly taken his own life in Abia State after he lost 2.5 million naira to gambling.<\/p>\n<p>Richard, from one of the clans of Arochukwu Local Government Area, was said to have staked and lost the bet which he played over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Overwhelmed by the severity of his action, the troubled man took sniper.<\/p>\n<p>He was later rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>Before his unfortunate death, Richard was known in the State owing to his cheerful social media posts.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to killing himself, Richard made a post on his social media page, declaring that \u201cToday is my last day on earth. Going to meet my maker\u201d, while thanking some of his popular friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: \u201cI Tried Not To Be Emotional\u201d \u2013 Yinka Ayefele Says As His Triplets Ask Why He Can\u2019t Stand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In another chat, Richard reportedly complained that he used N2.5 million to place a bet, he disclosed that he borrowed N1.2 million of the lost money from someone, lamenting that he would find it hard to repay the debt.<\/p>\n<p>He said unemployment turned him into chronic gambler.<\/p>\n<p>He informed a friend he was chatting up, that he (Richard) may be dead by the time the reader would be seeing the chat.<\/p>\n<p>The suicide victim further said that taking his own life was the only way to escape the shame of facing his debtor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-459644591\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Onoh Chukwuka Richard has reportedly taken his own life in Abia State after he lost 2.5 million naira to gambling. 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