*Berates JJ Okocha; Asks Tinubu to Intervene
•By Halimah Olamide
An unidentified man has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to come to the aid of youths in Nigeria by ending the culture of betting. The man, whose voice was heard over a viral video said there is a recent upsurge in betting in his town.
The video showed the man to be at a gambling center at around 1am in the midnight.
The video also showed other gamblers looking devastated as it seemed they had lost their wager.
He called on the government to come to the aid of youths as the current situation of the country is pushing more citizens to take a leap in the dark.
“See what the Nigerian government is doing to us.
“It’s gambling you brought for us Okocha; it has taken all our money.
“At one o clock midnight, see young boys.
“Nigerian government help us. Tinubu, help us.”
There is a growing rate of gambling generally in the country, especially amongst youths, both male and female. There are over 60m betting customers in Nigeria according to information obtained from a website https://www.safebettingsites.com/ng/