Presenting a commendation letter to Abdullahi on Friday in
Kano, Amos Abiodun-Taiwo, the zonal commander, described his action as “a rare
display of honesty, integrity and professionalism.”

According to the commander, the incident occurred when a
passenger, identified as Alhaji Mustafa from Katsina, alighted from the
tricycle, forgetting his bag containing money.

When Abdullahi found the money, he used the last dialled
number on his mobile phone, which he had lent to Mustafa moments earlier, to
contact him.

“It is very rare in our days to find someone who would
return such a huge amount of money, especially under the current economic
hardship,” the zonal commander said.

“Nura is not even a regular staff member. He is a volunteer
and could not boast of N20,000 in his account. Yet, he chose honesty.”

Abiodun-Taiwo explained that the command documented the
incident and reported it to Ahmed Abubakar Audi, commandant-general of the
corps, who ordered that Abdullahi be celebrated as an example worth
highlighting.

“This young man is a good ambassador of his family, the
NSCDC, and Nigeria at large. If this were something negative, social media
would have been awash with it. Positive deeds like this deserve equal
publicity,” he said.

The zonal commander also used the occasion to urge Nigerians
to uphold integrity regardless of present economic realities.

“It pays to be honest. If he had taken the money, he would
not be enjoying peace today. Parents should train their children well, and
young people should uphold such moral values,” Abiodun-Taiwo added.

The commander assured that Abdullahi would be “handsomely
rewarded” for his exemplary conduct.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zone
12 Command, Kano, has honoured one Nura Abdullahi, a volunteer staff, for
returning more than N20 million forgotten by a co-passenger in a commercial
tricycle.

Presenting a commendation letter to Abdullahi on Friday in
Kano, Amos Abiodun-Taiwo, the zonal commander, described his action as “a rare
display of honesty, integrity and professionalism.”

According to the commander, the incident occurred when a
passenger, identified as Alhaji Mustafa from Katsina, alighted from the
tricycle, forgetting his bag containing money.

When Abdullahi found the money, he used the last dialled
number on his mobile phone, which he had lent to Mustafa moments earlier, to
contact him.

“It is very rare in our days to find someone who would
return such a huge amount of money, especially under the current economic
hardship,” the zonal commander said.

“Nura is not even a regular staff member. He is a volunteer
and could not boast of N20,000 in his account. Yet, he chose honesty.”

Abiodun-Taiwo explained that the command documented the
incident and reported it to Ahmed Abubakar Audi, commandant-general of the
corps, who ordered that Abdullahi be celebrated as an example worth
highlighting.

“This young man is a good ambassador of his family, the
NSCDC, and Nigeria at large. If this were something negative, social media
would have been awash with it. Positive deeds like this deserve equal
publicity,” he said.

The zonal commander also used the occasion to urge Nigerians
to uphold integrity regardless of present economic realities.

“It pays to be honest. If he had taken the money, he would
not be enjoying peace today. Parents should train their children well, and
young people should uphold such moral values,” Abiodun-Taiwo added.

The commander assured that Abdullahi would be “handsomely
rewarded” for his exemplary conduct.