Zamfara Governor Rewards Pilgrim Who Returned Misplaced $80k She Found In Saudi Arabia

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal yesterday honoured Hajiya Aishatu ‘yan Guru Nahuce, the pilgrim who returned a misplaced $80, 000 (N64.2 million) to the owner during the last Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Nahuce, who hails from Bungudu local government area of the state found the money which belonged to a pilgrim from one of the countries in the Middle East and handed it over to the Zamfara Pilgrims Welfare Agency official for onward return to the owner.

The Governor honored the pilgrim at the Council Chambers of the Government House in Gusau at an event attended by Emirs and other leaders in the state. The governor thanked the pilgrim for her sincerity.

Governor Lawal said “The entire people of Zamfara State are proud and happy over what Hajiya Aishatu did in Saudi Arabia. It has added to the good name of the entire people of Zamfara. It is an honor for us not to Hajiya Aisha, she has written her name in the good books of history. Such a gesture is expected of any faithful Muslim, especially in a holy land. We have seen a clear example of honesty worth emulating from Hajiya Aisha, believe me, not everyone can find such a huge amount of money at a place where there was no one, and return it. The Zamfara State Government would do the needful to help the family of Hajiya Aisha. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will also honor Hajiya Aisha for this act of honesty.”