after he returned 16 thousand Euros he found in a briefcase that fell
from a car.
35 year old Peter Angelina, who makes a living selling tissue paper at
a traffic light junction at the corner of Calle Juan Diaz de Solis and
Ruben Dario in Seville, Spain, was selling his wares on Dec. 3rd when
he noticed a small briefcase left on the roof of a car. The briefcase
fell to the ground when the driver of the car pulled away. Peter
picked up the briefcase and ran after the vehicle, trying to flag the
driver down to return the case to him but couldn't get the attention
of the driver. He then took the briefcase to a police station near the
junction.
When police opened the briefcase, they found EURO 3,150 in cash and six
cheques with a combined value of EURO 13,000 as well as some documents and
a mobile telephone. More money than the man who left Lagos Nigeria for
London, then Spain over 10 years had ever seen in his life.
According to Euronews, Spanish Police tracked down the owner of the
briefcase, a 42-year-old businessman from Seville, and returned his
belongings. The man later found Peter and rewarded him with EURO 100.
"People say I could have kept the money and then thrown the briefcase
away but I am not like that, and God wouldn't have liked that. I am
not crazy, I am a good man." Peter later told local media
Turns out Peter Angelina is a doctor, but cannot practice medicine in
Spain because his diploma from Lagos University is be recognized
there. He started studying medicine in Seville five years ago and
sells tissues to afford his studies. He also gets a little financial
help from his father who reportedly works in the police force in
Nigeria.
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