A cabin cleaning team leader of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), Mr Salami Lateef Ibrahim, found £25,000 and €5,000, inside a bag while cleaning a Turkish airline aircraft at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) in Lagos. The total amount he found in Naira is N7.35 million
After discovering the huge amount of money, he returned the money to the management of Turkish Airlines.
The NAHCO employee was rewarded with a rebate ticket by the Turkish Airlines Station Manager at the airport, Mr. Ovunc Bilgen.
The ticket, it said, had however, been upgraded to a full return ticket by the Managing Director of the airline in Nigeria, Mr. Ali Bulut, who said Ibrahim deserved it for his honesty.
The statement quoted Bulut as saying, “this is an act that should be rewarded and encouraged because it is good for aviation industry in Nigeria,’ adding that ‘even though the incident did not take place on Turkish Airlines’ aircraft, we are happy that it happened at least in the industry.”
He added, “Where I come from, good behaviour is rewarded even if it is not directly to you. We appreciate Ibrahim so much and this is worthy of emulation for other aviation personnel that they must be trusted at all time and that good gesture such as this will surely be rewarded. We are rewarding him with full free return ticket to Istanbul and he will be assisted in his visa application for the trip as well. “
The statement quoted Ibrahim as responding that “when I found the wallet inside the aircraft while cleaning it, I submitted it to security and airline personnel and the passenger came to collect the wallet in my presence. I want to thank Turkish Airlines for rewarding me on this. I thank them”
Now the question is, if you were in Salami Lateef's shoes, what will you do after discovering the money?
it depends. lol anyway i will do same. well done lateef
ReplyDeleteThat was a good act. I will do same.
ReplyDeletenaija people, hmmmm. it is easy to say than done. i salute ur courage mr. ibrahim. keep it up.
ReplyDeleteI will do the same based on the fact that if the company is treating the staff in good condition OR I will take the money if the management of the company is wicked to the staff, some companies treat their staff with i don't care attitude or who are you a common man like you therefore, they think they owns the earth by neglecting the staff welfare if the company is capable in taking care of their staff but some are not, not just some but many companies where we have wicked human beings who have no conscience in dealing with their fellow being, true talk, trust me.
ReplyDeleteit depend, if i check the wallet and find an ID that said Honorable, God knows that i will not return it, if it just a normal person in Nigeria, I will return it....
ReplyDeleteReturn it of course, good name is better than silver and gold,it takes the grace of God anyway.
ReplyDeleteWe need more of people like Mr Ibrahim in Nigeria, God Bless u man, Keep flying honesty
ReplyDeleteAction speaks louder dan voice,nice move man only God can reward u.
ReplyDeleteweldone.........a virtous act indeed!
ReplyDeleteMe ke? i don gbaze since with the cash.....return fire!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't like promise that is not kept. Please nigeria eye follow it up and we should make sure that he really travels and come back. I think the government should also reward him as a good Nigerian man. Now they will not say anything about it. If na them, na run they go run.
ReplyDeleteThe rebate ticket is not good enough..What's all that?Msheew!!!..He returned such an amount of money and was rewarded with a rebate ticket?Selfish bastards!!!
ReplyDeleteMay Allah reward u abundantly on this earth and in the hereafter, Mr. Ibrahim.
ReplyDeleteThey shulda rewarded him wt some money jor!!wats rebate ticket???ok he will travel out,come bk nd return to his cleanin job!!!instead of em to help uplift him nd change his life!!welldone my dear lateef,ur reward is in heaven...me Ill do same sha,though veeeeeryyyy reluctantly oo...
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