The 22-year-old commercial tricycle rider, Auwalu Salisu on Tuesday said he was mocked by friends and other residents of his community for returning N15 million cash forgotten by a passenger in his tricycle.
The incident happened at Haye quarters in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, where a Chadian passenger forgot a bag containing the amount after Salisu had conveyed him in his tricycle
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Many people were shocked when the commercial tricyclist returned the money to the owner.
Salisu, a JSS three dropout, has been receiving accolades and gifts for returning the money.
However, speaking while receiving a cash gift of N100,000 from the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, for his honesty on Tuesday, Salisu said he was mocked by almost all his friends except a few that commended him for doing the right thing.
Narrating what happened, the tricyclist said he carried three passengers on Thursday from Badawa to Yan Kaba Motor Park in Kano.
However, while cleaning the tricycle later, he discovered a bag inside the tricycle and when he checked, he found it was filled with cash.
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“I then rushed to our house and showed my mother. It was wads of foreign currency. My mother quickly informed my father, who also informed his elder brother.
“When they came to the house, they decided we should not announce finding the money on radio, but wait till the owner announced it.”
According to him, two days after keeping the money with his mother, she heard the announcement concerning the missing money on Arewa Radio FM, Kano, and recorded the numbers given to contact the owners.
“I collected the numbers and called them five times but they did not answer. When I called the other number, it was picked at the third attempt. I spoke with the person and introduced myself as the tricyclist that carried them on Thursday.
“He was happy and arranged to meet at the Arewa Radio where they announced the missing money. We met there and they were happy. They gave me N400,000.
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“I did that for the sake of Allah. I was even chided by my friends. They said I am mad for returning such an amount of money. Some even said I will never be a rich person in my life, ”
Although he said he was mocked for returning the money, Salisu urged his friends and other youths to emulate him by always being honest.
