"My Life is Ruined": Young Man Sheds Tears in Video after Losing His Mother's N500k to Virtual Bet

"My Life is Ruined": Young Man Sheds Tears in Video after Losing His Mother's N500k to Virtual Bet

  • A Nigerian youth has turned to social media for help after he lost his mother's N500k to a virtual bet
  • He made a series of videos where he cried and lamented how he had used his mum's N400k in 2023 for a virtual bet and still lost
  • His outcry went viral on X, with some netizens offering to assist him while others scolded the man

A young Nigerian man, @iamdeprime_, has appealed for assistance from netizens after losing his mother's money to a virtual bet.

@iamdeprime_ said he used his mum's N500k and only wanted to make N10k.

Man loses mum's N500k to virtual bet, cries out online
He lost his mother's money to virtual bet. Photo Credit: Jekesai Njikizana, X/(@iamdeprime_)
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In a tweet on X, the young man broke down in tears, lamenting that his mum would be devasted when she finds out.

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@iamdeprime_ recalled using the N400k his mum borrowed to start a business for a virtual bet in 2023 for a virtual bet and lost it. He shared some credit transactions to back up his claim.

"I know I might get money online, I need advice on how to go about my life at moment, I ready ran away from home no where to go," he wrote in the comment section of his post.

Watch the video below:

Nigerians react to his outcry

@HamdaObo09 said:

"Your head no korect ATAll you go Dey use your mama money bet .. greedy boy .. na people wey Dey send you money sef I Dey look 👀 .. money wey the werey go still go use bet again."

@Yemziz_dym said:

"How person wan know say u lose am?

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"What if e just deposit for there nko."

@vickysam980 said:

"He be like say na the new update we go dey use like this 😁😁."

@trvpstta said:

"If you win money you for come online come share am??? enjoy ur problems in peace. no disturb anybody."

@unitedarena4k said:

"You did it last year and you no learn from there."

@HardinDude said:

"Your mummy is going to die or your mummy is going to kill you be clear please."

@001_PHC said:

"Instead of you guys to help him, you're insulting him.
"Send your mumsi account number make i run you 300k.
"Try raise the rest."

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a 26-year-old student had wept online after losing his mother's N400k to bet.

Man bets with mum's N8m, loses it

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a man had cried out after losing his mum's N8 million to sports bet.

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X influencer Shola shared the man's appeal on the social media platform and the proof of his losses.

"8M gone like that and it’s not even his money. Y’all better slow down on this bet addiction p," Shola reacted.

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Source: Legit.ng

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