I was mocked, called stupid by friends – Security man who returned huge cash, valuables

Achi Daniel, a junior security guard at Halogen Securities Limited who
returned a bag containing dollars, jewellery, wristwatches and other
documents that he found at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
(MMIA), Lagos, last weekend, has revealed that some of his friends
mocked him for his honesty.

Achi, who spoke with journalists in Lagos yesterday during a ceremony
held to honour him and his supervisor, Francis Emepueaku, said it was
not his first time of returning lost money in the course of
discharging his duty.

He explained that he was never tempted by the contents of the bag and
vowed to do same if he finds himself in a similar situation in future.

He also told journalists that he was not discouraged by those who
mocked him, stating that his Christian background aided his character.

"If the money was in multi-millions of foreign currencies, I would
still have returned it

"I was mocked and called stupid severally for my honesty but that
didn't deter me from doing what my conscience tells me was right," he
said.

He urged other Nigerians to emulate his character, insisting that it
pays to be good.

The security company rewarded the duo with education scholarships and
the sum of N250,000