Kano Airport Cleaner Who Returned $10,000 He Found while Cleaning Aircraft Shares Why He Did it
- Despite the harsh economic realities, Auwal Ahmad Dankode, a junior staff of Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), returned $10,000 (about N16 million) he found in an aircraft
- The Kano-born youth's honest act earned him the admiration of many people and prompted some folks to wonder why he did it
- The young man has now broken silence on the incident and shared how he found the hard currency in an envelope
Auwal Ahmad Dnakode, a junior staff of NAHCO, has broken silence after returning $10,000 (about N16 million) he found while cleaning inside an aircraft.
A picture of Dankode holding the hard currencies he found had made the rounds online as people showered encomiums on him.
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A netizen, @alaya_001, had revealed on X that Dankode reported the finding to his manager so it could be handed to the rightful owner. The incident happened at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.
How Dankode found the $10,000
In an interview published by the Guardian, Dankode said he was cleaning an Egyptian airline aeroplane that had just landed when he found an envelope containing the dollar bills.
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"I was conducting a routine cleaning of the aircraft that had just landed when I saw the money in an envelope. So, I picked the envelope and reported it to the airline company's manager long before the rightful owner came and the money was returned."
The aviation worker added that the man was asked several questions and was handed the envelope after he responded positively.
Why Dankode returned the $10,000
Some netizens had argued that they wouldn't have returned the money if in Dankode's shoes. On why he returned the money, Dankode said he had an upbringing not to take what didn't belong to him.
"...Many people at the airport carried me shoulder high, praising me for the good deed."
He said he felt happy and elated that he returned the money, adding that God used him to make someone happy. In his words:
"I don't take what doesn't belong to me. The money belongs to the rightful owner and is nothing to me. That was the training we got from home.
"At the same time, I am happy when I know the value and the owner who does not understand Hausa, as he spoke Arabic, was so happy and hugged me many times."
Young man who returned $14,000
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian youth had explained why he returned $14,000 mistakenly sent to him by a foreign crypto trader.
Femi went viral after the white man, @raffayalvi, praised him on X for returning the whopping sum without hesitation.
In a new video, Femi explained how the white man mistakenly sent him the money. Femi said he had won $100 (over N150k) worth of Solana from the foreign crypto trader. In an attempt to credit Femi his giveaway prize, the foreigner mistakenly sent $14k (over N21 million).
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