The 26-year-old driver of a pure water delivery vehicle was taken into custody and appeared in court after he bet on sports with sales proceeds from his business.
The corporation that employed Nigerian Samuel Meyiwa brought him before the Yaba Magistrate's Court in Lagos.
Meyiwa, who began working as a driver in March and was in charge of distributing sachet water, is accused of using some of his daily sales revenue for gambling without telling his employer.
According to the prosecution, Meyiwa sold N88,000 worth of sachet water in October but neglected to give the money back, stating that his customers owed him.
This dishonest behavior developed into a pattern. Meyiwa committed the same crime again in November, driving off with bags of N300,000 worth of sachet water. He took the money and went to wager instead of doing his deliveries. Following the failure of the wagers, he vanished.
Meyiwa eluded searchers for a long time until he was spotted at another business. After being captured by the police, he was arraigned before Magistrate A.O. Salawu. Meyiwa committed the crime at Okusanya Street, off Adebayo Road, in Bariga between March and November 2023, the prosecution, Oriabure, said the court.
The charge levied against him is related to theft and falls under Section 287 (7) of the Lagos State of Nigeria 2015 Criminal Law.
Chukwuma Onoh, 31, tragically committed suicide a few days ago after allegedly losing N2.5 million in an internet wager in Abia State, southeast Nigeria.
In an attempt to pay off a N1.2 million loan he had borrowed from friends to support his N1.3 million wager, Onoh earlier that day messaged a man he thought to be his boss on WhatsApp.
Onoh conveyed his desperate circumstances in a touching note, saying, "The only thing I can do is take my own life because I can't bear the embarrassment. My lack of employment has made me a gambler, and I'm at the point where I would commit suicide to pay off my debt if I don't get a job."Since then, this WhatsApp message has gone viral on social media, exposing the seriousness of his situation.
Onoh disclosed the full depth of his financial difficulties in a later message, writing, "I used N2,500,000 to place a bet and N1.2 m is not my own and if I don't pay up today." By the time you read this, I will have passed away. I want to acquire a sniper right now, while I type this message."
The alleged boss responded to his request for financial support by saying he couldn't assist right now. He suggested that Onoh ask his creditors to be patient with him instead so that he could pay off the amount in installments.
Sadly, Onoh announced on his Facebook page on Tuesday that "Today is my last day on earth!" in a troubling statement. "I (am) going to meet my maker," the speaker said without giving a reason. He continued by expressing his gratitude to a few friends and colleagues, saying, "My spirit is with you all."Onoh consumed a poisonous chemical, most likely Sniper, less than two hours after publishing this message. Friends hurried him to Madonna Hospital Umuahia. He was pronounced dead in spite of attempts to revive him by medical professionals and nurses.
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