Victoria Ogunremi
Why I returned $5,700 found in US workplace – Nigerian-American woman
A Nigerian-American woman, Victoria Ogunremi, has returned the cash sum of $5,700 which she found in the toilet at her workplace in New Jersey, U.S.A.
The gesture has been described as one of the remarkable acts of honesty and kindness by most Nigerians living abroad.
Ogunremi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Monday that that the gesture had earned widespread praises from her employer, colleagues and the person who lost the money.
According to her, the decision to return the money was informed by concern for the person who had lost the money.
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Ogunremi said: “The thought of the pain or trauma it could cause inspired me.
“I did not hesitate to return it because of my Christian faith and beliefs. Honesty brings peace of mind and it is the key virtue I cherish.”
She said that she had found the owner of the money before informing her employer organisation management.
Ogunremi said that her co-workers also expressed admiration for the gesture, with many saying that they were not surprised by her act of kindness.
“The management was very pleased and proud of me. The owner was incredibly grateful and showered me with praises.
“They told me that it could only have been an act of kindness by a woman with the fear of God to do something like this,” she recounted.
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