A Rivers-based businessman, Onoh Chukwuma Richard, has ended it all by drinking insecticide after he reportedly lost N2.5 million to a bet.
The Abia State born ended it all hours after he took to Facebook to announce his plans on Tuesday afternoon, 12 December 2023. He posted on the social media app that it was his last day and that he was going to meet his maker.
Unknown to people, he had already taken the deadly substance before he made the announcement.
However, despite the efforts of doctors to save him, he couldn’t make it as friends rushed him to the hospital on realising the gravity of the situation.
According to online reports, he borrowed the said money with the hope of winning big, however, he lost it all after the game went south.
He was reportedly confirmed dead at the hospital on Tuesday evening.
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