Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has rewarded a pilgrim, Zainab Idris, with One Million Naira (N1,000,000) for returning missing $5000 to the rightful owner, a Tajikistan citizen.

Idris, a pilgrim from Plateau State, found the money in Saudi Arabia during the recently concluded 2025 Hajj exercise, searched for the owner and returned it to him.

Presenting the N1m to Zainab Idris at the Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board, the Governor, through the Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Dayyabu Dauda, said they invited her to show appreciation for her good conduct and character during the pilgrimage, and to support her business with a token.

The governor also awarded one Malam Ayuku with a new phone for returning lost iPhone in Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage.

According to the secretary, “We are proud of these pilgrims because they have proved to the world that they are of good character. Before we traveled to the Holy land, the governor in his message asked pilgrims to be good and ambassadors and they justified that. We are proud of them indeed.

“Governor Mutfwang has advised that we should always be good people wherever we find ourselves. He also called on other citizens of the state and the country at large to emulate them,” he added.

Responding, Idris appreciated the reward extended to her by the Governor, describing him as a father. She added that the money would go along way in supporting her business. (Weekend Trust)