Ismail Abdulazeez Mantu Reporting
A 22-year-old tricycle rider, Auwalu Salisu, has returned N15 million that was forgotten by a passenger who came from Chad to buy goods in Kano.
Salisu said he returned the money after hearing a message about the missing money on a radio station in Kano.
The money, N15 million when converted, includes; 10.130 million CFA and N2.9 million.
Speaking to Arewa Radio in Kano, the good Samaritan said he did not notice that his passenger had forgotten the money until he reached home.
He said after discovering the money, he informed his parents who ordered him to go and look for the owner.
“I took the man from Badawa to Bata. I went back there after informing my parents. When I reached there, I didn’t meet him and I kept searching.
“I went back home and gave the money to my mother who kept it inside her wardrobe. I was afraid because I was eager to hand over the money back to the owner. I had no intention to touch a penny. it’s not mine, as such prohibited for me,” he said.
While he and his parents were thinking of the way out, he heard an announcement on radio and a number was given to reach to the owner.
“I heard the announcement on Arewa Radio, and they gave a number. I called the number and the owner said he will come to our house, but I said no. We should meet at the Radio Station. We met there and I gave him his money.”