A Christian woman, Madam Serah Luca, returned N1 million recovered in goods she purchased from a Muslim trader at Terminus market, Jos, Plateau state capital.
Madam Luca, a petty trader living on Laminga Road, said she returned the money out of fear of God, explaining she couldn’t spend or claim money that didn’t belong to her.
She narrated that she bought the goods on Friday and discovered the money hidden inside, when she returned home, emphasising her faith wouldn’t allow her to keep what she didn’t work for.
“I am a petty businesswoman. I know what it means to suffer loss. If I put that kind of money into my business, I believe God would punish me,” she said.
Speaking after returning the money, the trader, Abubakar Dola, described the woman as honest and God fearing.
He said, “I am surprised to see her returning the money, because I did know where I kept the money. I am into polythene bag business here at Terminus.
“She came and purchased goods worth six thousand naira on Friday. I had one million naira kept in a polythene bag which I was supposed to give to a POS operator for transfer, and I mistakenly put the money inside the polythene bag she bought.
“I didn’t know the money was inside the goods she bought. Three days later, the woman returned the money to me. I pray Allah rewards her with more than what she did for me. I pray Allah gives us more people of her kind and who fear Allah.
“I thank Allah for what she did for me. It’s not easy to have people of her character. I had completely given up because I didn’t know how the money got lost. I didn’t even think I put the money in someone’s goods, “ the trader narrated.