A woman, Gloria Samson has allegedly committed suicide in Benue
State over the loss of her investments in ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mondial
Moneybox (MMM).
Gloria who has a husband and two children was said to have
invested a N400,000 loan she procured into the ponzi scheme. The deceased
reportedly apologized to her children on December 28 and also sent same apology
to her husband who was at work.
Her son, Wisdom later called his father and informed him
that his mother had left home for hours and was yet to return.
“Tracing her became difficult and I had to return home
around 11pm of that fateful day. The only thing I could do was to call my
younger brother and brother in-law informing them of the sudden disappearance
of my wife,” David Samson, the deceased’s husband, told Tribune.
He said he lodged a complaint at a nearby police station.
“From there, I was asked to make a statement and drop my
phone number, but alas, I did not hear from them again,” Samson added.
It was later discovered that the woman had walked down to
River Benue and drowned herself. The police recovered her body on January 2.
A foodstuff dealer identified as ‘Madam’ Kate, narrated her
encounter with the deceased.
“This woman came to my stall early December, she was so
moody, unlike her usual way of life,” she said.
“I asked what the problem was, and she told me that she had
run into deep problem. She said she had collected a sum of money and put it
into ‘that business that brings in quick money’ but learnt that the thing had
collapsed.
“She even threatened to run away, but I encouraged her to
pray as God would intervene and she left. I did not hear from her until last
Tuesday when the news came that she drowned in River Benue and her body was
recovered here around Wadata.”
The initiator of the scheme in Nigeria, Chris Ugorji had
reportedly fled Nigeria to Philippines last week.
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