NAHCO Rewards Cleaner for Returning $10,000 Found in Aircraft

Mr. Auwal Dankode, a Nigerian Aviation Handling firm Plc employee who discovered and returned $10,000 while cleaning an airplane in Kano, has been honored by the firm.

According to a statement issued on Saturday, Dankode was welcomed to the company’s headquarters in Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport for his openness, honesty, and integrity.

Dankode was working with other colleagues to clean the MS 878 passenger aircraft operated by Egypt Air when he discovered the money left behind by a passenger on seat No. 25H at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, last Wednesday.

He instantly handed over the money to the airline’s Station Manager.

Mr Indranil Gupta, NAHCO’s Group Managing Director/CEO, praised Dankode for being a true NAHCO ambassador who has put his company training to good use, and announced a handsome cash reward, instant promotion, and appointment as NAHCO Brand Ambassador, according to a company statement.

Gupta, who led the management team in appreciating the staff member said, “We 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.”

The GMD added, “We 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.”

The CEO pointed out that the majority of NAHCO staff exhibit these values in their everyday work in the Company.

“We urge you to continue working the same way with very high integrity, diligence and continue being a good NAHCO ambassador,” Gupta said.

Also speaking on the occasion, the Chief Financial Officer of NAHCO, Mr. Adeoye Emiloju, commended Dankode for exhibiting high integrity.

“The integrity you’ve displayed is not something that anyone can pretend to have. You’ve shown that it is something that is in you,” Emiloju pointed out.

The COO, Mr. Didier Steullet, also encouraged Dankode to stay on the good path.

Steullet said: “What you have done is very good. You’re the example not only of the week but probably of the year. My only recommendation is that please keep going on the same way. Remain yourself and don’t get carried away with the adulation that you are receiving on social media. You need to remain grounded and make a difference in the world. Stay on the nice side of the ‘force’ and your life will be good.”

Group Executive Director, Dr. Sola Obabori added, “You’ve become a poster boy of NAHCO not only in Nigeria but all over the world because the internet makes things global. You have done something that makes us proud. In today’s Nigeria, where the value of a dollar is so very high, by returning so many of them, you’ve done something commendable. For you to have seen something as valuable, and give it up, it shows that you’re a man, who has purity of heart. This is very commendable and appreciated. Every well-meaning Nigerian will appreciate what you have done.”

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.