The Nigerian mechanic who went viral after he returned N10.8 million sent to his account has said he is down with illness.
Timothy said he has a headache, and revealed that he was rewarded with a token of N50k after his honest gesture.
One of his customers, Chinonso Ndukwe, made this revelation on Facebook, saying he learnt so from Timothy after he met him in person on Tuesday.
Sharing a photo he took with Timothy, Chinonso said that the mechanic has been serving him well and that he was impressed by his feat after reading of it on the net.
He added that Timothy looked quite ill when he saw him and that the mechanic told him he has a headache.
Chinonso expressed displeasure that the contractor rewarded Timothy with only N50k.
He wrote: “Before going on TV I went to my mechanic to ask him about what I saw all over the Internet yesterday. He has been serving me very well. So when I read that he returned 10.8 million to one of his customers I was impressed. Today when I saw him he was quite ill. He said he has a headache. The man that he returned his money to gave him N50,000.00. People can be really unimaginable. Behold!”
Mixed reactions have trailed the amount the honest man was given, as some found it small, others disagreed.
Andrew Ezeudegbe said: “He did what he was supposed to do. The money does not belong to him. If you spend it, you will surely pay back a hundred times. So be worn. There is a reason for every action. Use your own well.”
Chimeson Ifē Adigo said: “Nawa o. This Una teaching that every seemingly good thing u do has a reward is really affecting Una sense of judgement n humanity.”
Kris Brown said: “Biko 50k is too poor, let’s tell ourselves the truth. Someone returned 10.8 million back to the owner without stress and some people are here yarning dust. What if he cornered the money? Mtcheeeew. Sir, the good Lord will bless you beyond your imaginations in Jesus name, Amen.”
Adajesus Makuachukwu said: “Is God that bless man not human. “The amount the man gave him to me is still ok cuz you don’t know how much he had to spend on that project. “Beloved for doing good don’t regret God is just watching to know ur mind he will surprise you OK . “You are healed.”
Anointed Man said: “50k is OK because if He didn’t return the money mistakenly sent to his account by his customer, the customer knows he mistakenly sent the money to his account wrongly and he will be arrested if he spends the money. His identity is well known to the owner of the Money.”
