Video: ‘I’m not a mugu,’ Abia tricycle rider says after returning N4m left behind

Abdullateef Fowewe

A commercial tricycle rider in Aba, Abia State, is being lauded by Nigerians after he returned ₦4 million that a passenger accidentally left in his vehicle.

Video link: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ApjmwkbLK/?mibextid=wwXIfr

In viral clips from the incident, the passenger can be seen praying for the rider, who was holding the stacks of cash while onlookers praised his honesty.

The rider, named Lucky Okoro, also posted about the experience on his Facebook page on Thursday, expressing gratitude to God for the chance to do what he referred to as “the right thing.”

Okoro explained that the event transpired after he transported a woman from the well-known Aba Main Park to Ariaria.

The woman, reportedly from Cameroon, had inadvertently left a bag containing ₦4 million in his tricycle, commonly referred to as “keke.”

Okoro wrote, “Jehovah thank you. I have made your name to be praised. This morning, one woman left N4m in my Keke. I carried her from Aba main park to Ariara.

“She stopped and forgot her bag inside my Keke, so I was looking for her but I couldn’t find her.

“I returned to park. I did not see her again. Then, I went back to Ariara Market and found her at the junction where she was crying, wanted to kill herself.”

Okoro said he approached her, wiped her tears, and handed back the money she had lost.
He added that he also helped her settle into a nearby hotel to recover from the trauma.
“I called her, wiped all her tears then returned the money to her and took her to a hotel and she paid for it.

“I told her to stay there so that tomorrow she can continue. She is from Cameroon, she’s not a Nigerian talk less of Aba woman,” he wrote.

Despite being mocked by some fellow keke riders who called him “mugu” for returning the money, Okoro stood firm in his belief.

“Thanks Jehovah, I found her. Some of my fellow Keke people called me mugun but I am not a mugun. I love what I did.

“All thanks Jehovah. I have made her happy today. She was happy that I returned her N4m,” he wrote.

He expressed pride in identifying himself as a Jehovah’s Witness from Umuomei in the Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.

This event has quickly gained widespread attention, with many Nigerians applauding Okoro’s integrity, noting that others might have kept the money.

Earlier in May, it was reported that Governor Alex Otti of Abia State had rewarded a commercial tricycle driver in Aba for returning N2.4 million that a passenger had inadvertently left in his keke.

The governor praised the driver for his honesty and announced a reward of N1.4 million for him.