By Suleiman Anyalewechi
For his display of honesty and integrity in returning the sum of Ten Million Naira mistakenly transferred into his business account, a Kano based Point of Sales, POS, Operator, Malam Mohammed Sani Abdulraham, has become N500,000 richer courtesy of the owner of the returned cash.
Malam Abdulraham had, on December 21,2023, reported to the Kano State Police authorities a case of an unknown customer that mistakenly transferred the said N10,000,000 into his account ,instead of N10,000.
It, however, took the Police about three months to investigate and subsequently identity the owner, a renowned grains dealer at the popular Dawanua Grain Market in Kano.
A statement issued by the Kano Police Command spokesperson, Abdullahi Haruna, noted that a discreet investigation by a team of detectives led by Abdulwahab Zubairu on March 14 ,clearly established the correct ownership of the money and its return to him.
“On the 14th of March, 2024 ,the investigation was concluded by uncovering the identity of the rightful owner, who is a businessman at Dawanau Grain Market in Kano metropolis.
“After a painstaking investigation, and being satisfied with proofs of ownership, the money, in excess sum of Nine Million ,Nine Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira was returned to the owner’s account.
The owner appreciated the gesture ,with a gift of N500,000 to the POS operator and thanked the Commissioner of Police, CP, for his honesty, high integrity and exemplary character”, the police statement noted.
Alhaji Muhammad Husseini Gumel, the Kano Police Command’s CP while commending Abdulraham, the POS operator for his honesty, epressed the optimism that it will serve to inspire others, particularly the upcoming generation to a life of uprightness.
