Nigerian tissue seller in Spain returns €16,000 he found in briefcase

A Nigerian tissue seller is being praised in
Spain as a good Samaritan 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
€3,150 in cash and six cheques with a
combined value of €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 €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