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 [/Urin

In life people should stop trying to prove a point. Proving things that are totally pointless and meaningless are all irrelevant. Imagine the sad story. I'm sure it's not because of the prize attached to the bet that made him engage the act, it is just because he wants to prove the point of he can swim, and also that he can swim better than every other person there.
If he had taught of the risks and possible unseen Hazzards maybe he would have refrained from partaking in this unfortunate incidence that ended his precious life. And it is very funny how others will not learn from the mistakes of happenings around them. If this kind of incidence should come up people will still engage in them just to prove that they are also capable of carrying out these tasks.