Man Gets Hajj Slot, Cash, Bus for Returning Missing N100 Million, Photos, Details Emerge

• Salihu AbdulHadi Kankia found a bag containing huge money worth more than N100 million in Katsina state and returned it to the owner
• Following his integrity and act of kindness, he was rewarded with a cash gift, a bus and a hajj slot
• Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state recognised Kankia's integrity by presenting him with a bus to support his entrepreneurial endeavours

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Bauchi state - Salihu AbdulHadi Kankia, a member of the First Aid Group of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), who found and returned a lost bag containing over N100 million, has been rewarded.

As reported by Daily Trust, the recognition came during the closing ceremony for Islamic scholars presenting this year’s Ramadan Tafsir in Bauchi.

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Engr Mustapha Imam Sitti, the national director of the First Aid Group who introduced Kankia, commended him for the act.

In a post published on its Facebook page, the Bauchi state branch of JIBWIS said:

“Kankia found a bag containing a large sum of money, exceeding one hundred million naira.

“Instead of keeping it for himself, he rushed to the police station and reported his discovery, the police successfully located the owner, who upon verifying the contents, confirmed nothing was missing.”

The Izala group honoured Kankia with an award for his honesty and sponsored his Hajj pilgrimage this year.

Additionally, Hon. Abdulmalik Zannan Bangudu, a member of the Zamfara state House of Assembly, gifted him N2 million. Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi state also presented Kankia with a bus to kickstart a business venture.

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Nigeria records lowest turnout for Hajj

Legit.ng reported earlier that Nigeria faced a significant challenge in utilising its full allocation of 95,000 Hajj seats for this year's Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.

With registration closing, many intending pilgrims were yet to complete their payments or even make deposits, raising concerns that the country may not fill its quota.

The suspected reason for this unusually low turnout was the recent surge in the US dollar exchange rate to the Nigerian naira.

Source: Legit.ng