- A Nigerian man has shocked netizens after admitting he lost ₦45,000 to sports betting, then went online to beg for ₦35,000 to pay his mother’s hospital bill.
- Sharing his plea on X, he wrote that his mum’s life was at risk if the bill wasn’t paid.

A Nigerian man has gone online to seek ₦35,000 to pay his mother’s hospital bill after losing ₦45,000 to sports betting.
Sharing his plea on X, user @thomsincruz23 begged for urgent help, saying his mother’s life was at risk if the bill wasn’t paid.
He wrote: “I don’t know what to do now. I just lost 45k to gambling today. Now I can’t even pay 35k for my mom’s hospital bills. I can’t even go to the hospital right now and my mom is dying. Somebody please help me, I don’t want to lose my mom.”
The post drew mixed reactions, with some sympathising while others criticised his gambling habit.
See some reactions below:
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@mode4r: “Those times lines meant you were losing and still going back to catch what I don’t know. But in the mean time, your help won’t come from twitter.”
@Only3Os: “U wey ur life don spoil, upon all the awareness going on here, e no go better for anybody wey help or try to pity u.”
@thesaddest1ne: “Gamblers will do anything to get help and chase another loss…God will heal your addiction.”
@DanielStones0: “From the way the transactions take go na aviator you use am okay.”
@mikelpaps: “How do you people feel after stupidly burning money to that betting app. Especially Aviator & Sporty hero and then come here afterwards to solicit for help. Who should help you? Your fellow gamblers.*
@OladimejiH51769: “I just loss 100k usin another person account to play I already excluded

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