Ghanaian Bolt Driver Returns GH¢30K Found In His Car To Passenger, Gets Fired From Work Afterwards

Ghanaian Bolt Driver Returns GH¢30K Found In His Car To Passenger, Gets Fired From Work Afterwards

  • A video of a Ghanaian Bolt driver sharing an account of how he was mocked for returning a huge sum of money to a passenger has surfaced online
  • In the viral TikTok video, he noted that the passenger left GH¢30,000 in his vehicle, and he returned, but people close to him were unhappy about his gesture and called him names for that
  • Netizens who saw the video expressed mixed reactions as some commended him over the gesture while others said otherwise

A kind Ghanaian Bolt driver has recounted his woes after returning a huge sum of money found in his vehicle to a passenger.

In an interview with a content creator, he noted that he picked up a passenger very late at night after contemplating whether or not to go.

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A Ghanaian Bolt driver is speaking on how he was fired from work after returning a passenger's money. Image source: Appmultimedia
Source: TikTok

According to him, given the distance between himself and the passenger, he initially wanted to cancel the trip. But after a plea, he decided to go on the trip.

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The young man noted that he had a great ride with the passenger, engaging in a lively conversation. After this ride, he got another trip and accepted to take the second person.

Unfortunately, one of the passengers left a brown envelope in the car and upon opening it, he realised it contained a huge sum of money.

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He noted that out of fear and not knowing what to do, he informed a friend about the situation and was advised to keep the money. But his conscience betrayed him, insisting he return the money to its owner.

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Eventually, the owner of the money called, and he returned it, but that was the beginning of his woes. He noted that he was hated by many, including his close friends.

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What breaks his heart the most is that his boss took back his car, leaving him jobless, after he returned the money. For them, he needed to keep it.

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Netizens praise Bolt driver for returning money

Netizens who saw the post were filled with mixed reactions and praised him for returning the money in the post's comments section.

@Borlor-dorglo wrote:

"As driver never takes anything that a passenger left in your car."

@Issaka Nashiru wrote:

"Bro always believe in God's blessings and he will surely bless you more than 30,000ghc you did the right thing bro."

@angieampere wrote:

"Why did you hav to tell them in the first place."

@R.M.Anane wrote:

"Eiii ghana paaa is that how we are."

@Nanakwame50 wrote:

"Oh God help this man please."

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh