Lagos House Of Assembly Set To Honour Cleaner After Returning N12m To Owner

Lagos House Of Assembly Set To Honour Cleaner After Returning N12m To Owner

Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday Febraury 23, invited Josephine Agwu, a cleaner with one of the cleaning franchise at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, in Lagos, who found a sum of N12 million and returned it to the owner.

According to Nigerian Tribune, the House took the decision to invite  Josephine to appear before it at a later date, following its resumption from a month long recess.

It has, therefore, requested the Clerk of the House, Mr Segun Abiru, to put everything in place to invite the lady to the House.

Honourable Rotimi Abiru, Deputy Whip of the House,  had under Matter of Urgent Public Importance, raised the issue, calling the attention of his colleagues to the fact that Josephine was returning lost money for the third time.

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Speaking on the incident, she said “If I had taken what doesn’t belong to me, God will punish me. I am contented with my N7, 800 monthly salary. It was not my money. I believe when it pleases God, He will bless the work of my hand and will make me rich.”

The affected lady, earns a monthly salary of N7,800, was given just 50 dollars the second time she found and returned a lost money.

Source: Legit.ng

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