A Nigerian man has stirred conversations online after publicly seeking financial help to pay his mother’s hospital bill, just hours after losing a large sum of money to sports betting.
The young man, identified as @thomsincruz23 on X (formerly Twitter), revealed that he needed ₦35,000 to settle his mother’s medical bill but was left helpless after losing ₦45,000 to gambling.
In a heartfelt post, he pleaded for urgent support, fearing the worst if the hospital bill was not paid in time.
“I don’t know what to do now. I just lost 45k to gambling today. Now I can’t even pay 35k for my mom’s hospital bills. I can’t even go to the hospital right now and my mom is dying. Somebody please help me, I don’t want to lose my mom,” he wrote.
The emotional appeal quickly went viral, drawing mixed reactions from Nigerians online. While some sympathized with his situation and offered to help, others criticized him for his reckless gambling habit, pointing out that the money he wasted could have saved his mother’s life.
This incident has sparked broader discussions about the dangers of gambling addiction and its devastating impact on families.
See some reactions below:
@thesaddest1ne: “Gamblers will do anything to get help and chase another loss…God will heal your addiction.”
@DanielStones0: “From the way the transactions take go na aviator you use am okay.”
@mikelpaps: “How do you people feel after stupidly burning money to that betting app. Especially Aviator & Sporty hero and then come here afterwards to solicit for help. Who should help you? Your fellow gamblers.*
@OladimejiH51769: “I just loss 100k usin another person account to play I already excluded mine.”
@mode4r: “Those times lines meant you were losing and still going back to catch what I don’t know. But in the mean time, your help won’t come from twitter.”
@Only3Os: “U wey ur life don spoil, upon all the awareness going on here, e no go better for anybody wey help or try to pity u.”
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