Nigeria's
most popular ponzi scheme, Mavrondi Mundial Moneybox has been blamed
for the death by suicide of a mother of two in Makurdi, the Benue State
capital.
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The sudden death of a 34-year-old mother of two identified as Mrs
Gloria Samson in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has been blamed on
the notorious ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Money box (MMM).
According to reports, the woman was said to have left her home on
December 28, 2016 to drown herself in River Benue as her body was
discovered on January 2, 2017 by police.
The deceased reportedly decided to take her life after the freezing
of MMM because she had obtained loans in four places and invested it in
the ponzi scheme of Russian origin.
It was gathered that when she was leaving the house, she was said
to have pleaded with her children to forgive her and at the same time
told the children to tell their father to forgive her as well.
The deceased’s neighbors at Vandeikiya street, High level in
Makurdi, disclosed to newsmen that she had borrowed about N400,000 from
different micro finance banks and invested it in MMM only for the scheme
to announce a freeze on cashing out a few days after her investment.
“What we gathered is that she had borrowed money from four
different places and invested in MMM but shortly after MMM suspended
payment to subscribers, she withdrew to her shell,” one of the deceased's neighbours said.
Thw late woman's husband, Samson David, confirmed that he was aware
his wife took loans, but he could not confirm if she actually invested
it in MMM.
“Towards November and December, 2016, I discovered she took
loan from four places over N400,000.00, but I don’t know what she
actually did with the money because this time there was nothing in the
shop to suggest that she invested the money into her business and truly
she took loans.”
The state police spokesman, ASP Moses Yamu confirmed that the
Police actually recovered the body of a woman from River Benue, adding
that she was buried last Friday at the Ankpa ward public cemetery.
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