Boy (18) from Liberia finds 43,000 euros and returns it to rightful owner | Abroad

Tuloe was driving his motorcycle taxi on the highway on Tuesday when he saw a bundle of money, wrapped in a plastic bag. Probably the money had fallen, he says: “I was afraid because it was a lot of money, so I took it home. I gave it to my aunt to keep it until the owner asked for it.” That same day, a businesswoman who had lost the money, Musu Yancy, placed a call on the radio. He didn’t hesitate for a second and brought the money to her, he told The Associated Press.

‘A stupid decision’

The Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission praised Tuloe for returning the money. Tuloe himself said that many Liberians praise him, but that others, including some friends, laugh at him for doing something unusual in Liberia, where many people live in poverty as the country slowly recovers from the long civil wars that have destroyed each other. follow up. “Some people say I made a stupid decision,” Tuloe says. “They believe that by my act I will die poor.” The teen even received threats.

Reward

Still, the teenager is rewarded for his good deeds. The owner of the money donated him an amount of money of 1500 dollars (about 1300 euros) and items, including a mattress. He says he gives the mattress to his grandmother.

Tuloe dropped out of school in seventh grade to run a motorcycle taxi company to earn money for his family. He told The Associated Press Friday that he is looking forward to meeting the president: “I am ready to meet the president and then I will talk to him about my education,” the 18-year-old said. “I will tell him that I want to go back to school and ask to encourage other young people to go to school as well,” concludes the national hero.

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