Quote from: Hewlet on February 25, 2025, 07:25:52 AM

A 200-level Chemical Engineering student just lost his life for partaking in a bet in an attempt to swim across a river. the condition is that if he is able to swim across the river, he gets about $0.3 which is equivalent to about 300 naira. as a typical Ijaw man, i understand how this works and usually, during swimming in the creek for fun, a lot of bets goes on ranging from bets on who can last longer under the water to who can swim across certain rivers even with zero safety measures in place.

these are all life threatening bets that has taken a lot of lives just in a bid to proving a point that you are a good swimmer or to win the token that is promised to the winner of the bet. its all gambling and this can be really fun if safety measures are in place but without your safety as a gambler, there are bets you should never be a part of. other forms of bets that falls in this category can be betting on who can drink the highest bottle of beer within a stipulated timeframe or even taking some risky ride that is life threatening. life is always going to be more important than any short term fun or the reward that comes with winning these kind of bets.

gamble responsibly and gamble allowing your brain work for you. it's not all bet that are worth it.
SOURCE: Varsity student drowns in Bayelsa creek over N300 bet

This is so sad. It's almost similar to the news I came across about a teenager who injected himself with butterfly resins because he was participating in an online challenge and it cost him his dear life.

We are in an era where people do crazy things whether for fun or money but they forget one important thing, that life is priceless and we've got no spare. So no amount of money should warrant anyone putting his/her life at risk.