Man Unable to Pay Mum's N35k Hospital Bill after Losing N45k to Sports Betting, Seeks Help

Man Unable to Pay Mum's N35k Hospital Bill after Losing N45k to Sports Betting, Seeks Help

  • A heartbroken young man has sought the help of kind Nigerians on X to settle his mother's hospital bill of N35,000
  • In his post, he confessed that he had lost N45,000 to betting which made him unable to raise the money to cater to his mother's health
  • Massive reactions trailed his post on the platform as social media users penned their opinions in the comments

A Nigerian man has turned to fellow citizens on X for help after he found himself unable to pay for his mother’s hospital treatment.

He disclosed that he had lost a huge sum of money to betting, which hindered him from being able to cover the N35,000 hospital bill.

Man seeks help to settle his mother's hospital bill after losing N45k to betting.
Man cries out for help to settle his mother's hospital bill. Photo credit: @thomsincruz23/X.
Source: Twitter

Man seeks help after losing N45,000 to betting

The heartbroken man, identified by the handle @thomsincruz23 on X, shared his story, confessing his feelings of helplessness.

In his emotional plea, he wrote:

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"I don't know what to do now. I just lost 45k to gambliing today. Now I can't even pay 35k for my mom's hospital bills I can't even go to the hospital RN and my mom is dying. Somebody please h3lp m3 I don't want to loose my mom. I pray God does. My biggest fear rn is i don't wanna loose my mom. My mind dae cut. My bro has been calling my line since. I can't even pick."

His post quickly went viral, sparking massive reactions from social media users, who shared their thoughts and expressed their opinions in the comments section.

Man cries out for financial assistance to pay his mother's hospital bill after losing N45k to betting.
Man scared to lose sick mother after losing N45k to sports betting. Photo credit: @thomsincruz23/X.
Source: Twitter

Many sympathised with his situation, while others advised him on how to avoid similar financial pitfalls in the future.

Reactions as man seeks help for mum's treatment

Nigerians stormed the comments section to react to the post.

Mode4 said:

"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."

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Solomon said:

"Send account my dash you 3k."

Chess up said:

"Abi na the new style now,me I need money too but this rise of I lost money pla help me is alarming o."

Male Nurse reacted:

"Help keh I lost close to 500k this month only 190k wey no be own i stills Dey gather am back."

Addicted added:

"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."

Dominion Perce said:

"Boss pls can you help me with any amount? I just need money to feed tomorrow morning. Even if it’s 500 naira boss."

Alone Boy said:

"You no wan loose your mom Abi Oya now you never ready."

Adigun reacted:

"Make are no deceive you. You go loose your mum, even you won't see money carry her deadbody. Oloriburuku Omo. Your pikin go do am for you when you're in same condition."

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Successful Omemma said:

"U go like sell ur phone? Or swap to a much lesser one ?"

Conquer said:

"loss 45k if Una dey lie, make Una lie with conscience, have been in this game for 12year+ so if you dey lie dey check am well and if Una dey cook lie make Una know say people dey Wei don cook am before."

Space added:

"Send this message to either opay or the gamble site. Many wished 35k was all it required to still have their mother alive at that cost. You go use 45k gamblee and requesting for assistance. Your conscience go judge you when you start thinking right."

See the post below:

Man loses son over hospital bill

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian man who reportedly lost his only son because he could not afford a N25,000 medical bill discovered something more painful.

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The man found out that his wife got an alert of N3.6m, and he took action regarding their marriage.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ankrah Shalom (Human-Interest editor) Shalom Ankrah is a journalist and a Human Interest Editor at Legit.ng with over six years of experience. She has a degree in Mass communication from Alex Ekwueme University. Shalom has worked with reputable news organizations including The Tide and GistReel. Email: ankrah.shalom@corp.legit.ng.