Human imagination and greed know no bounds. It's very sad what happened to this man. No matter how much money he had, nothing like this should happen at all. Unfortunately there are places in the world that people can kill for a watch, a pair of shoes or even branded sunglasses.
When it comes to disclosing the money we have, it doesn't matter whether we're talking about crypto or other currencies or valuables. We should always be careful who we tell about it, and preferably not tell anyone.
Topic: [Sad News]: Nigerian shot dead after resisting robbers access to crypto phone - page 3. (Read 690 times)
March 03, 2020, 04:26:58 PM
March 03, 2020, 03:13:18 PM
Well, that is very sad news and this can make us as warned and must be careful sometime. Because robbery now and theft are everywhere waiting someone to be the next victim. Bitcoin is valuable stuff we should extremely be careful about it like holding our own wallet.
I imagine now in my self and asking, that is not a good idea if you kill people just because of money.
Indeed, this awareness is very important to us.
I imagine now in my self and asking, that is not a good idea if you kill people just because of money.
Indeed, this awareness is very important to us.
March 03, 2020, 03:02:08 PM
Boasting about beautiful girlfriend and fat pay checks is not a right thing to do, especially when you live in a lawless country like Nigeria! You can't hide your beautiful girlfriend but you can definitely hide your finances! $10,000 USD in Nigeria is worth 3.6 million Naira, so you can understand how big that amount is for an average Nigerian. So the holder should have kept quite about it! But unfortunate death is always a Sad news! May his soul rest in peace!
Infact really lawless country!
Right now as we speak we donot know if,the president (Muhammed BUhari )is the rightful person in Govt house or an impostor (by name Jubril).
***There have been series of capture photo on web where the 80 year's man appear's to be under 65 year after his last visit to UK.
Well, i'm sorry for the victim. May his soul rest in peace.
Final note : when it comes to keeping my bitcoin i, prefer computer/notebook to tablet/smartphone. Alternatively, i can split & only transfer a small portion to any wallet associated to my smartphone.
Thanks
Soldierwitlittlefaith
Pls don't post nonsense here, what has president Buhari got to do with this, all this rumour peddlers that spread fake rumour every where,
Nigerians are good at making mouth and bragging with little money they have,
I hope you have learned something from this incident, go live like a good citizen of your country instead of making nonsense post.
March 03, 2020, 02:57:52 PM
I guess this whole incident just further shows that people should be extremely careful and be mindful about the kind of people they discuss anything relating to crypto with,
Not everyone who ask or enquires about crypto has good intentions after all, people have to be extra careful indeed, this is very sad news.
Not everyone who ask or enquires about crypto has good intentions after all, people have to be extra careful indeed, this is very sad news.
March 03, 2020, 02:35:49 PM
Boasting about beautiful girlfriend and fat pay checks is not a right thing to do, especially when you live in a lawless country like Nigeria! You can't hide your beautiful girlfriend but you can definitely hide your finances! $10,000 USD in Nigeria is worth 3.6 million Naira, so you can understand how big that amount is for an average Nigerian. So the holder should have kept quite about it! But unfortunate death is always a Sad news! May his soul rest in peace!
Infact really lawless country!
Right now as we speak we donot know if,the president (Muhammed BUhari )is the rightful person in Govt house or an impostor (by name Jubril).
***There have been series of capture photo on web where the 80 year's man appear's to be under 65 year after his last visit to UK.
Well, i'm sorry for the victim. May his soul rest in peace.
Final note : when it comes to keeping my bitcoin i, prefer computer/notebook to tablet/smartphone. Alternatively, i can split & only transfer a small portion to any wallet associated to my smartphone.
Thanks
Soldierwitlittlefaith
March 03, 2020, 02:20:26 PM
It is sad to read this kind of story. I believe whether it is in paper money or digital currency, we should be silent about how much we are holding. We never knew what is the intention of people around us, just like what the article is assuming about the victim's friend plotting all of those bad things just to have access to the cryptocurrency that the victim is holding in his mobile phone. If the victim did not tell anyone about his holdings, that incident won't have happened. So the lesson learned from this sad incident is to stay quiet about our crypto or cash holdings whether it is big or small.
We have to understand that we can't trust anything or anyone, especially when money is involved because even the person you consider as friend can betray you for the sake of money. It is the reason why we should be attentive on every actions that we are making because people can used it as an opportunity to exploit our funds. This kind of story can enlighten people, particularly those who tend to share everything with their friends or workmates, it can make them realize how it can affect their lives. 
March 03, 2020, 01:52:20 PM
Boasting about beautiful girlfriend and fat pay checks is not a right thing to do, especially when you live in a lawless country like Nigeria! You can't hide your beautiful girlfriend but you can definitely hide your finances! $10,000 USD in Nigeria is worth 3.6 million Naira, so you can understand how big that amount is for an average Nigerian. So the holder should have kept quite about it! But unfortunate death is always a Sad news! May his soul rest in peace!
Wow 3 million of their hyperinflated fiat money that you need to carry in bags to buy something as trivial as a used car.
Even if he was killed for 10k it would still be such a stupid thing to die for. No money is worth defending with your life and taking someone's life for stupid 10k USD makes me doubt in humanity. You have to be worse than an animal to murder someone for a few dollars.
March 03, 2020, 12:48:45 PM
Nigerian Man Shot Dead by robbers to access his mobile phone with crypto
in africa we have a lot of problems accepting that people can think very differently. From what I realized from this news, Mr. Iroro Wisdom Ovie who was murdered at his home was from the Peoples Democratic Party, from Abraka... and these guys from the Vikings confraternity, cult group probably murdered Mr. Iroro Wisdom Ovie because of political issues. Of course, in the middle of the act, there was a revelation that Mr. Iroro Wisdom Ovie's cell phone had $10,000, but I don't believe the group's initial intention was $10,000.
March 03, 2020, 12:47:53 PM
For $400 money, a life has been loss. Maybe the rumor of having a $10k on his wallet will be the greatest gossip of his life. People should not or at least tell how much is in your posession cause other people will probably get tempted with it. Sad thing is, cryptocurrency has been involved. Hacking is a common scene in cryptocurrency but this one is worse which violence has been made just to get the funds. So sad, RIP for the guy.
$400 might look small but it isn't in Nigeria. $400 is around 140,000 naira which is more than what many bankers earn in a month. Aside from the crypto ish, Nigeria is a lawless country and unfortunately, not even police officers can save him because they are even more dangerous than harm robbers. It is becoming a norm for police officers to search citizens phones in Nigeria and ones they discover bitcoin wallets that have money ( for many of them that know what bitcoin is), you cannot go free 
you will have to settle them or they will detain you.
March 03, 2020, 12:31:56 PM
Well, just don't tell anyone you're holding anything of value.
Really, it was a pretty sad event and I think this event should be a valuable lesson for the bitcoin community to never reveal the amount of assets they have even to the people closest to them even though its just not real.Crimes involving money and property are common in various parts of the world and Nigeria is no exception. Robberies that cause casualties for victims almost every day occur and I think revealing the amount of wealth in the form of bitcoin and other crypto to others is something we must avoid to minimize crime. I think crime occurs not only because there is an intention, but also when there is an opportunity. So it is not wise to reveal our wealth to others even though it is your own friend.
March 03, 2020, 12:27:00 PM
Jeez. This is not just a sad news, but terrifying to think that people would think that cryptocurrency holders are rich that they would rob them. I think the the stereotype is spreading that robbers think that all Bitcoin holders are making a lot of money. I think this shouldn't have happened if he just kept this to himself and stayed anonymous about his Bitcoin holdings. We never know who will sell or betray us out. For $400, definitely not worth it.
March 03, 2020, 12:24:01 PM
It is strange that this is getting media attention, because people are getting robbed every day and it is not getting special attention. 
I guess the fact that they thought that this guy is having $10 000 worth of Crypto currencies on his phone, makes this news worthy. 
I guess the fact that they thought that this guy is having $10 000 worth of Crypto currencies on his phone, makes this news worthy. It can teach people to keep their mouths shut about crypto and how to carefully choose who you are dealing with, especially if you are in a dangerous country like Nigeria. These days cashless payments are very popular so many people have forgot about the danger of dealing with large sums in cash, and Bitcoin has a lot of similarities with cash.
i think part of the problem with some of the victims that boast the amount of money they have publicly is that they came to that money in a short time with little to no effort so they don't know how to deal with it. otherwise usually people who have earned their wealth through blood sweat and tears protect it a lot better and boast about it a lot less specially not in public.
March 03, 2020, 12:21:55 PM
Jumping on someone to get him to give you the seeds/private keys/passwords is the most stupid thing someone could do. If they were hackers, it must have been their last resort to accomplish the task.
I guess you didn't read the post carefully. Hackers were not the ones to shoot the guy. The victim's friend knew that he had $10k worth of bitcoin in his wallet and so he had all of this planned.
He gathered some more people and encountered this murder.
I feel pity for the victim since his own friend did this to him.
March 03, 2020, 12:20:35 PM
It is sad to read this kind of story. I believe whether it is in paper money or digital currency, we should be silent about how much we are holding. We never knew what is the intention of people around us, just like what the article is assuming about the victim's friend plotting all of those bad things just to have access to the cryptocurrency that the victim is holding in his mobile phone. If the victim did not tell anyone about his holdings, that incident won't have happened. So the lesson learned from this sad incident is to stay quiet about our crypto or cash holdings whether it is big or small.
March 03, 2020, 12:16:37 PM
The sad truth is that there was never a $10,000 in that wallet, it seems like holding your own bitcoin is not safe now if you can't keep it confidential, you should also not be vocal that you are a crypto enthusiast to avoid wrong assumption that you also hold bitcoin.
It's actually sad to read this kind of news, but we are in-charge of our funds and our life, and if we are just educated with the risk, we should know the right approach in handing our funds safely.
It's actually sad to read this kind of news, but we are in-charge of our funds and our life, and if we are just educated with the risk, we should know the right approach in handing our funds safely.
March 03, 2020, 12:12:57 PM
Jumping on someone to get him to give you the seeds/private keys/passwords is the most stupid thing someone could do. If they were hackers, it must have been their last resort to accomplish the task.
I guess you didn't read the post carefully. Hackers were not the ones to shoot the guy. The victim's friend knew that he had $10k worth of bitcoin in his wallet and so he had all of this planned.
He gathered some more people and encountered this murder.
I feel pity for the victim since his own friend did this to him.
March 03, 2020, 11:49:20 AM
This is why we should never tell anyone about our cryptocurrency holdings. Not even my close friends and family members know that I own cryptocurrency. Now this strategy has its own risks. For example, if something happens to me, then the wallet will become inaccessible and the coins would be lost forever. But compared to the risks if my coin holdings are publicized, I would rather choose this.
The amount of money / assets that he's holding is not enough for his life, sad to say that from each individuals we do have our own interpretation of keeping our investment, this guy can easily give the money to the robber and think about his safety. But he did the other side and try to keep his crypto than concerning his own life. Keep yourself safe from this kind of incident by secretly and quitely stored your assets away from the knowledge of others.
March 03, 2020, 11:44:40 AM
Well, just don't tell anyone you're holding anything of value. Maybe it's not the closer ones who'd have some bad intentions, but you never know who might hear the information about your holdings and shit might happen.
If you're holding some valuable asset, keep the info to yourself. It's just common sense: you don't tell anyone that some ounces of gold are sitting in a vault inside your home, do you?
Unfortunate events happen so do mistakes. Should be a lesson for those who can still prevent this from happening..
If you're holding some valuable asset, keep the info to yourself. It's just common sense: you don't tell anyone that some ounces of gold are sitting in a vault inside your home, do you?
Unfortunate events happen so do mistakes. Should be a lesson for those who can still prevent this from happening..
March 03, 2020, 11:38:44 AM
I don't want to bring this news, but I guess everyone in crypto should understand the dangers whether online and offline. And another sad thing is that the man doesn't have $10k, but rather $400.
Also, we need not to tell anyone of our bitcoin stash, otherwise others might be tempted to robbed us as what happen here.
It is a really unfortunate event and to loose your life because someone you know wanted to rob that from you. This is where you should be aware of whom you are disclosing about your investment and how much you hold as this is not the first horrific incident regarding robbers targeting crypto investors, i have seen these kind of similar incidents from Netherlands and the UK in the past. Morale for everyone is never flaunt your wealth even to your friends or in social media. Also, we need not to tell anyone of our bitcoin stash, otherwise others might be tempted to robbed us as what happen here.
March 03, 2020, 11:36:12 AM
It is strange that this is getting media attention, because people are getting robbed every day and it is not getting special attention. I guess the fact that they thought that this guy is having $10 000 worth of Crypto currencies on his phone, makes this news worthy.
I guess the fact that they thought that this guy is having $10 000 worth of Crypto currencies on his phone, makes this news worthy. It can teach people to keep their mouths shut about crypto and how to carefully choose who you are dealing with, especially if you are in a dangerous country like Nigeria. These days cashless payments are very popular so many people have forgot about the danger of dealing with large sums in cash, and Bitcoin has a lot of similarities with cash.
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