Man allegedly begs for food after selling his hostel and plots of land to play bet

• A Nigerian man focused on combating betting addiction has shared a story he received in his DMs.

• In a post on X dated Saturday, March 29, he recounted the emotional experience of a man who lost his wealth to gambling.

• He expressed a desperate need for help to break free from his gambling habit and shared screenshots of his betting dashboard to support his claims

A Nigerian man who advocates against betting addiction has shared a poignant story he received via direct message.

On Saturday, March 29, he posted on X about a man who lost his entire wealth to gambling.

The story, taken from a screenshot in his DM (@john322226), reveals that the man sold five plots of land worth over N50 million and invested it all in betting.

He has since lost N100 million to his addiction and is now struggling to meet his basic needs. In addition to his land, he also sold a hostel he had built.

Despite multiple attempts to quit, he has been unable to stop gambling. He even lost N600,000 borrowed from his girlfriend for food to betting.

He expressed a desperate need for help to break free from his gambling habit and shared screenshots of his betting dashboard to support his claims.

Many readers of his heartbreaking story were left wondering why he continued to gamble despite having N100 million.

See soem of the reactions below:

@Godswill__CfC “Na virtual finish this guy money, nobody go tell me anything.”

@lordilord808 “Them chop me 100 cedis then I Dey want cry, someone too lose ¢1 million cedi.”

@smart002_ “Omo! This is serious o. Na why I don’t like those punters that show off there stakes on bet. Those millions stake they post make some people to believe you can actually stake that high. Betting twitter can ruin someone’s life!”

@leebtc01 “You go see another person story, u go first fold ur own keep one side. $7000 wey I loose last year 2024, I’m still basking in regrets till now.”

This guy is actually wealthy but gambling addiction doesn’t care. From 100m to not having 10k. Even sold all his lands and hostel to feed the addiction. This is why we must keep spreading gambling addiction awareness. pic.twitter.com/TCCyqlvQ6F

— lobistars (@john322226) March 29, 2025