A Nigerian tissue
seller is being praised in Spain as a good Samaritan after he returned 16
thousand Euros he found in a briefcase that fell from a car.
The 35 year old Peter Angelina, who makes a living selling tissue paper at a
traffic light junction at the corner of Calle Juan Diaz de Solis and Ruben
Dario in Seville, Spain, was selling his wares on Dec. 3rd when he noticed a
small briefcase left on the roof of a car. The briefcase fell to the ground
when the driver of the car pulled away. Peter picked up the briefcase and ran
after the vehicle, trying to flag the driver down to return the case to him but
couldn't get the attention of the driver. He then took the briefcase to a
police station near the junction.When police opened the briefcase, they found €3,150 in cash and six cheques with a combined value of €13,000 as well as some documents and a mobile telephone. More money than the man who left Lagos Nigeria for London, then Spain over 10 years had ever seen in his life.
According to Euronews, Spanish Police tracked down the owner of the briefcase, a 42-year-old businessman from Seville, and returned his belongings. The man later found Peter and rewarded him with €100.
"People say I
could have kept the money and then thrown the briefcase away but I am not like
that, and God wouldn't have liked that. I am not crazy, I am a good man."
Peter later told local media
Turns out Peter Angelina is a doctor, but cannot practice
medicine in Spain because his diploma from Lagos University is be recognized
there. He started studying medicine in Seville five years ago and sells tissues
to afford his studies. He also gets a little financial help from his father who
reportedly works in the police force in Nigeria
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