Nigerian pilgrim finds $80,000 in Saudi Arabia, returns to owner

A Nigerian pilgrim, Aishatu y’an Guru Nahuce receives accolades for her act of honesty after she returned $80,000 she found to its rightful owner in Saudi Arabia.

The pilgrim was among the millions of Muslims from around the world who visited the holy city of Mecca for the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage.

According to The Independent Hajj Reporters of Nigeria via their Facebook page, Aishatu found a stash of hard currency amounting to about 56 million in Nigerian money and returned it.

Sharing her photo, the reporter wrote, “This Nigerian pilgrim Hajiya Aishatu y’an Guru Nahuce from Bungudu LGA of Zamfara State found $80,000 (N56,000,000) and handed it over to the Zamfara Pilgrims Welfare Agency official for onward return to the owner. May Almighty Allah rewards her honesty and accept her Hajj. Amen.”