An airport security guard in Nigeria has been mocked for returning a a bag full of cash and valuables. "If the money was in multi...
An airport security guard in Nigeria has been mocked for
returning a a bag full of cash and valuables.
"If the money was in multi-millions of foreign
currencies I would still have returned it," Mr Daniel told Sahara
Reporters.
“Inside the bag, I saw a mobile phone, jewellery and a huge
amount of dollars, as well as several other documents. At that point, we went
straight to the manager’s office, who then put a call through to somebody in
Atlanta, Georgia, who happened to be the daughter of the owner of the bag.
“When they returned, they were jittery that some of the
items in the bag may have vanished, but after crosschecking it, she discovered
that everything was intact. The family attempted to give us some money as a
form of appreciation, which we rejected, as we told them we were doing our job. No amount of money would make me to take what doesn’t
belong to me,” he added.
Both men have been awarded by their security company with
education scholarships worth 250,000 Naira ($686, £534)
President Buhari commended junior security guard Achi
Daniel and his supervisor Francis Emepueaku for being "good, honest
Nigerians" by handing back the money to a traveller at the international
airport in the commercial capital, Lagos.
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