A middle aged man popularly known as papa Ebube residing in Arita lane area of Yenagoa took his own life by hanging in the early hours of yesterday.
According to residents in the area, papa Ebube committed suicide because he lost his Bet naija ticket that could have earned him thirty six million naira (N36MILLION NAIRA).
Documents found in his possession when the police arrived, revealed that the deceased was a graduate, a tricycle rider and a great lover of sports whose son is expected to graduate from the Nigerian military school this year.
Neighbour’s told newsmen that papa Ebube was a jolly good fellow in the neighborhood, had two wives and two children living with him but left when they constantly suffered domestic violence under his watch.
