Gambler arrested for playing N600,000 bets on credit
The police in Lagos ha arrested a 38-year-old businessman, Williams Peter, for allegedly refusing to pay a debt of N600,000 he incurred in a gambling game. Peter is reported to be a chronic gambler. One Solomon Adetoro, who operated the game centre, was also apprehended by the police for conniving with Peter to allegedly defraud the management of the gambling firm. Our correspondent learnt that Peter approached Adetoro at the gambling outlet on Olowu Street, Ikeja, Lagos, on May 24, 2018, to play the game. He was said to have placed several bets without winning and promised to pay the following day.  The native of Rivers State reportedly returned to the outlet the next day, took another round of bets and lost until the money accumulated to N600,000. Saturday Punch gathered that the operator did not report the debt to the management until it was discovered by an official, who came to take a record of bets around 9:00pm. Adetoro and Peter were subsequently arrested by ...