"I Had Only N3,800 in My GTB Bank Account When I Picked $10,000": Honest Aminu Kano Airport Worker

"I Had Only N3,800 in My GTB Bank Account When I Picked $10,000": Honest Aminu Kano Airport Worker

  • The Nigerian man who picked up thousands of dollars at the Aminu Kano International Aiport Kano has opened up
  • He had returned the money to the rightful owner after picking it up while cleaning a passenger aeroplane belonging to Egypt Air
  • The honest man has said he had only N3,800 in his Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB account when he picked the $10,000

The honest Nigerian cleaner who returned the money he picked has opened up on why he did it.

The man, Auwal Ahmad Dankode, works as a cleaner with the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO).

Nigerian cleaner who returned N16 million.
The man said his parents taught him the importance of honesty. Photo credit: X/nahco_aviance.
Source: Twitter

Auwal was cleaning an Egypt Air airliner at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, when he picked up $10000 close to seat 25.

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He promptly returned it and the money was given to the rightful owner.

Auwal said contrary to what people may think, he was not particularly rich when he picked the dollars, but he still returned it.

In an interview with The Nation Newspaper, Auwal said he had only N3,800 in his GTB account when he saw the N16 million.

He said:

"I had only N3,800 in my bank account, which I operate with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB). When the passengers had walked out of the airplane, the security personnel of the airline asked us (cleaners) to go in and clean the aircraft. It is an international aircraft and it was preparing for another trip back to Cairo. While cleaning the aircraft, I saw the envelope, and when I touched it, I felt something different. I said to myself this could not be a letter. When I opened the envelope, I saw a wallet with a bundle of USDs; $10,000.

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Auwal, who worked as a contract staff, was rewarded with a conversation with a permanent staff.

He described his experience after returning the money:

"I boarded Air Max. And upon landing at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, the COO of NAHCO was there with a Prado Jeep to pick me up. He drove me straight to the head office. There, I was taken round different offices, before going to the Conference Hall, where the chairman of the company, the DMD, Head of Human Resources (HR) and other top officials of the company were seated. At the meeting, they introduced me and said I am a shining example of the kind of employee the company wants. That the honesty and integrity in me are the core values of the company. I was given a Golden Time award and appointed Brand Ambassador of NAHCO. I was converted to a permanent staff, promoted that same time and rewarded with cash."

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He said the owner of the money wanted to give him a personal reward but he rejected it.

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A Nigerian man had expressed surprise after he came across a long list of things a lady looking for help said she wanted.

In a trending video, the man displayed the list showing that the lady in question wanted to set up a makeup business.

According to the list, the lady calculated everything and said she would need N9.6 million for the business.

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.