22-year-old Keke driver who returned missing N15m in Kano gets scholarship

A 22-year-old commercial tricycle (Keke Napep) driver, Auwalu Salisu who returned a lost ₦15 million to its owner in Kano State, has been given a scholarship of N250 million

It could be recalled that ‎in September 2023, Salisu retrieved N15 million that had been forgotten by a traveler who had come from Chad to buy things in Kano.JAMB Portal

The 22- year-old returned the money after hearing a radio station in Kano announce the missing money.NYSC Portal

Since then, Salisu, a native of Yankaba of Nasarawa Local Government Area has been recognized by government authorities, organizations, and individuals, as well as receiving various presents, including a new tricycle from a benefactor.

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The scholarship of N250 million was handed along with the LEADERSHIP ‘Outstanding Young Person of the Year 2023‘ Award in recognition of his exceptional honesty.

The former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, who was named the LEADERSHIP Politician of the Year 2023, was the first to give an the keke driver scholarship at Abuja’s Baze University up to PhD level.InformationGuideNigeria

In addition, Niger State Governor and co-winner of the LEADERSHIP Governor of the Year Award, Mohammed Umar Bago, responded jokingly, saying the Labour Party could not be allowed to outshine the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).JAMB Result

Bago further stated that he plans to name one of the road projects he is working on in Niger State after the Kano Keke rider.

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