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Cleaner who returned $10,000 found in Aircraft gets promotion, other juicy offers

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) has rewarded a staff member of the Company, Mr. Auwal Dankode, who found and returned $10,000 while cleaning an aircraft in Kano, Daily Trust reports.

According to a statement on Saturday, Kano-born Dankode was hosted at the companyโ€™s headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for his transparency, honesty and integrity.

Dankode was assigned alongside other colleagues, to clean the MS 878 passenger aircraft operated by Egypt Air, when heย foundย the money left behind by the passenger on seat No 25H, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, last Wednesday.

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He promptly turned the money over to the airlineโ€™s Station Manager.

The Group Managing Director/CEO of NAHCO, Mr Indranil Gupta, while commending Dankode for being a true NAHCO ambassador, who has put into use the training he received in the company, announced a handsome cash reward, instant promotion and appointment as NAHCO Brand Ambassador, the statement from the company noted..

Gupta, who led the management team in appreciating the staff member said, โ€œWe are truly proud of the exemplary character exhibited by Auwal. He is a true NAHCO ambassador and an embodiment of what NAHCO stands for, honesty, integrity, diligence and hard work.โ€

The GMD added, โ€œWe celebrate your being and we want this to be just the beginning. Let the values which your family has instilled, guide you and groom you into ideal leader, which everyone will be proud of.โ€

As a brand ambassador, Dankode would grace all NAHCO major events anywhere in the country, promote its brand and have the chance to travel and interact with top officials and stakeholders of the company.