Airport guards who returned lost bag prove that Nigeria is on her way to redemption— Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to emulate two guards who returned a handbag filled with valuables lost at the Murtala Muhammed Airport by an American returnee.

A Lagos-based medical doctor, Banji Oyegbami, had reportedly met a family returning from America at the airport on August 18, 2018.

In the process of loading their luggage into the car of their host, the handbag of the returnee’s wife was said to have fallen, unknown to anyone.

Less than 90 minutes later, an officer of Halogen Securities on duty at the airport, called the couple, to come for the retrieved bag.

When the bag was eventually collected, the contents, including a good amount of American dollars, phone, wrist watch, and other valuables were reportedly intact.

The grateful couple was said to have offered a generous gift, but Francis Emepueaku and Achi Daniel, the security guards, declined, saying they were merely doing their duties.

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In a statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, Buhari said he believes that despite the scoffing of a minority number, Nigeria is resolutely on the road to a new dawn.

“Honesty remains the best policy. We must exhibit such behaviour in whatever position we find ourselves, whether high or low,” he said.

“The security men could have chosen to behave differently, following the self-serving principle of ‘if you can’t beat them, join them.’ But they have chosen to be examples of good, honest Nigerians. I commend their conduct to the rest of the country.”

The president urged Nigerians to bring out the best in themselves at all times, noting that with such minds, they can never be hoodwinked again by those who seek power for selfish and dubious reasons, and return the country to an inglorious past.

“Nigeria will no longer be a byword for corruption and plundering of public resources. That is the path we have chosen to take, and our country will eventually get to a new shore,” Buhari said.

 

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