A pilgrim from Nasarawa State Mallam Suleiman Bello has been
rewarded with a free seat for 2016 hajj after he returned about half a million
naira he found in Ka’aba, Makkah to the owner, an Afghanistani pilgrim. The
money in various denominations are $2,345 (N466, 655), SR303 Saudi Riyal (N16,
076.84) and 3,020 Afghanistan currency (N9, 370.64) totaling N492, 102.44.
Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)
Abdullahi Mukhtar Mohammed handed over the money to the owner in the presence of
other Afghan officials in Nigeria’s Makkah office.
The NAHCON boss announced a free seat for the pilgrim for
next year’s hajj.
“He (Bello) chose to fear Allah knowing he would account to
Allah on the Day of Judgement. He chose to be a good ambassador of Nigeria. He
took the property to his state pilgrim officials and they brought it to us so
that we can return it to the owner. This shows that Nigerians are honest and
God-fearing,” Mohammed said.