Emmanuel Tuloe, 19 year old Liberian who returned $50,000 he found named "Integrity Ambassador"

A nineteen year old Liberian who returned $50,000 he found to its owner has been named an "integrity ambassador" in the West African nation, and rewarded with a monthly salary of 500 dollars.

Emmanuel Tuloe, who drives a motorcycle for a living, has won recognitions and extensive media coverage for his principled act.

According to the teenager, he had earlier received series of insults from friends for returning the money

However, his gesture won the heart of President George Weah who invited Tuloe and offered him a $10,000 reward for his honesty.

His dream is to become a medical doctor in future and so was offered a scholorship by president George Weah until masters level.

The story has been widely reported in Liberia, a poor nation of 5 million people that is still recovering after back-to-back civil wars from 1989 to 2003 and West Africa's 2014-16 Ebola crisis.

Source: Africanews.com