I cannot keep the money because it is not mine, I am child of God and we all know that righteousness exalts a nation – Manchester United Nigerian fan who received $14k mistakenly sent to him by a foreign cryptocurrency trader, opens up on the reason behind his decision to return the money

I cannot keep the money because it is not mine, I am child of God and we all know that righteousness exalts a nation – Manchester United Nigerian fan who received $14k mistakenly sent to him by a foreign cryptocurrency trader, opens up on the reason behind his decision to return the money

Read now ➤ Home People PEOPLE Mechanic Returns N10.8M Mistakenly Transferred to His Account, Gets Celebrated Publicly in Lovely Video Updated Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:15 PM by Victor Duru 3 min read A Nigerian mechanic named Timothy has been publicly celebrated for his demonstration of honesty Timothy’s account was mistakenly credited with the sum of N10.8 million and he did not hesitate to do what was right His boss was impressed and recommended him to whoever cared to listen that Timothy is a good person PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! A Nigerian man identified as Timothy returned the sum of N10.8 million that was erroneously transferred to his account. A contractor, Timothy’s boss, who made the transfer by error made this known as he praised the mechanic for his honesty. Timothy returned the money willingly. Photo Credit: @HenshawKate Source: Twitter Kind mechanic returned N10.8m The contractor said Timothy reported himself to him over the accidental transfer as he sought to have it returned. He added that the money was for a project and did not know it was sent to the wrong account. READ ALSO “My Oga did not settle me”: After doing apprenticeship without settlement, man makes it as he moves abroad PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram – get the most important news directly in your favourite app! Giving Timothy a pat on the shoulder, the grateful contractor urged people to patronise the mechanic, saying he is a good man. Nigerian actress, Kate Henshaw, shared the video via her verified Twitter handle wherein Timothy was publicly commended and she prayed for him never to lack favour, have long life and enjoy peace. People on the scene hailed Timothy, with some giving him a handshake. Watch the video below: Social media reactions @Atuma_N_Prince said: “Peace of mind is important, am happy he did return the money. “God will bless him beyond his expectations.” @EzinwaJohnlouis said: “Last week Tuesday some one transferred #1,581,500 into my account domiciled with Access Bank. When my attention was called I said yes I got the alert and immediately they sent me their details I transferred back the money. The man called and thanked me.” READ ALSO “She pays my rent”: Man begs thief who stole his phone, asks him to release his sugar mummy’s number @VitalNigeria said: “I go first use 800k for Uber than stop at any good restaurant chop like 2m , I believe the Oga house go far small , I need to lodge with 5m and use 3m for security, I go tell the Oga my story, I believe eh go touch am! Him fit tell me make I wire my aza make him run another one ,What a smart leave.” @okeyinfuajayi said: “I have been in a situation before where I over transferred money to a vendor. I did not get it back, and the original work that was commissioned was done very poorly. I applaud his honesty. It is rare.” Nigerian man bags award for returning dollars mistakenly sent to his account Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian man who returned dollars mistakenly sent to his account had bagged an award. According to the man in a Facebook post, the money was erroneously paid into his account by a company he was working for. He said what he did was a normal thing but our society had become so rotten that such an honest act is frowned upon. Olasupo’s act caught the attention of the Gani Fawehinmi Integrity Awards and he was given a plaque. Source: Legit.ng AUTHORS: Victor Duru (Editor) Victor Duru is a Reuters-trained award-winning journalist with over 4 years of working experience in the media industry. He holds a B.Sc in Management Studies from Imo State University, where he was a Students’ Union Government Director of Information. Victor is a human interest editor, strategic content creator, freelancer and a Google-certified digital marketer. His work has been featured on US news media Faith It. 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