Several unconfirmed rumours circulating on social media say that a Nigerian man caught a Blue Marlin fish days ago in Warri, Delta State, and ate it with his village people without knowing its financial value.

One of the reports which was sourced on social media stated;

This man reportedly caught a Blue Marlin fish days ago in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria and killed it. Little did he know that he has eaten the wealth for his generations to come.

Blue Marlin fish is one of the fastest fishes on earth and one of the top sporting fishes in the world.

A Blue Marlin fish is valued at about $31,000 per pound which is about N14.5 million. If the reports are correct, he would have sold the fish for 2.6 million dollars which is about N1.2 billion.

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