automatically meant a double promotion in the NAF hierarchy.

The ceremony at which he was awarded was attended by other high-ranking officials of the NAF and by relations believed to be his parents. He was clad in his full attire as he received a document from the Chief of Staff.

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal SB Abubakar on Thursday, July 25, decorated ACM Bashir Umar with the new rank of Corporal, which automatically means a double promotion for the NigAirForce personnel who returned €37,000 he found at Kano Airport to its owner on Sunday, July 7 pic.twitter.com/TnvAb8t9ps — Legit.ng (legitngnews) July 25, 2019

His story was widely reported by news portals at home and across the world. Social media users also commended and condemned his actions – with seriousness andothers in jest.

Describing the episode on its official Facebook page, the NAF said: “The incident occured at the Hajj Camp Market in Kano on Tuesday 16 July 2019, when ACM Bashir, who is a member of the NAF Mobile Air Defence Team (MADT) deployed for airport security duties…

“… while on routine patrol with some of his colleagues, found the money in a parcel. Fortunately, there was a phone number on the parcel which the Airman called, and eventually handed over the package to the owner.”

President Buhari also congratulated Bashir via a statement issued by his senior special advisor on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, earlier this week. The statement read as follows:

“President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Aircraftman (ACM) Bashir Umar for reportedly returning lost but found sum of