A young man simply identified as Suga committed suicide after spending his employers money on a virtual betting game in Bayelsa.
He allegedly committed suicide by drinking sniper after losing N150,000 playing virtual games on Bet9ja.
According to local sources, the game lasts less than two minutes and is controlled by artificial intelligence (AI).
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The sources also revealed that the deceased ran a Betting store for his boss and the money he lost was the proceeds for the day.
“Suga, not knowing how to explain the situation to his boss, made him to take his own life.” the source said.
The young man’s death is said to be the third suicide case in Bayelsa as a result of betting and gambling among youths in the state in the last one year.
The Public relations officer for the Bayelsa state police command, Mr. Asinim Butswat confirmed the incident but said it was not officially reported to the police.