A young man has been nabbed after stealing 6.6 million Naira from his friend’s bank account and using it to bet in the Badagry area of Lagos.
A video that captures the moment the culprit was confronted by his friends for committing the dastardly act has been shared online, stirring mixed reactions.
It was learnt that the victim gave his friend his ATM card to get food for him, however, he absconded with the card and linked it to a sport betting app.
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He then started funding his betting account with the ATM card in small payments, totaling N6.6 million. A glimpse at his transaction history showed that he made multiple payments of 130,000 to his betting account.
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Unfortunately for him, he was tracked down to Badagry, Lagos state, where he was arrested and disgraced for alleged theft.
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