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14-Year-Old Hawker Surprises Nigerians, Returns Dollars, Japanese Yen & N12,000 She Found in Gombe State

Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:46 AM by Israel Usulor

A teenage hawker has surprised many Nigerians with her demonstration of pure honesty in Gombe state
The girl called Zainab found dollars, Japanese Yen and N12,000, but promptly reported it to a radio station where asked that an announcement be made
Many Nigerians are praising the girl who hawks sachet water for her show of total honesty even when it was easy for her to take the money

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A sachet water seller has attracted the attention of Nigerians after she returned some money she found while hawking in Gombe state. The girl named Zainab found N12,000, dollars and the Japanese Yen.

However, instead of taking it for herself, she was said to have promptly reported the matter to a radio station. She asked that an announcement be made so as to locate the owner.

Zainab, a hawker in Gombe State Nigeria is receiving attention for her honesty after she returned Dollar and Japanese Yen she found — Zainab promptly reported the money to a radio station for an announcement. Photo credit: @ijeomadaisy
Source: Instagram

A photo of the money sighted by Legit.ng showed that it was in different denominations including N500 and N1000 notes, a Japanese Yen, and a Dollar bill.

Nigerians shower praises on Zainab for her honesty

Nigerians who saw the story when it was shared on Instagram by @ijeomadaisy, are showering praises on the teenager for the way she handled the money. Here are some of what they are saying:

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@iamjulieuche says:

"This is a child who clearly understands the training the parents gave her."

@yes_iam_chi_dalu wrote:

"I pray someone sees this and changes her life for good."

@dndluxury_ commented:

"Awwwww I pray she's rewarded for this kind deed, this will also serve as a worthy example to her mates, bless her."

@louislatush wrote:

"Lol honest people in a dishonest country."

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