Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Nigerian Couple Who Lost $50 Million Lottery Ticket Have It Returned After Being Found By A Church Go-er

 At last: Greg McKenzie, vice president of OLG, (left) hands Hakeem Nosiru and his wife Abiola a $50 million cheque in Toronto on Monday
Ain't they lucky for the second time?..A Canadian couple Hakeen and Abiola Nosiru who won the $50 million Lotto Max jackpot on January 17, but lost it after they attended church only to be found and returned by someone at their church on April fool's day.
 Hakeem Nosiru won the January 17 Lotto Max draw and was one day away from claiming the money when the signed ticket, which he taped to the inside his wife's purse for safekeeping, was missing after they attended church.

These left the couple devastated and miserable. They searched every coner of their house, dustbin. But that despair turned to joy after a fellow member of the congregation discovered the ticket and reunited it with them on April 1 — a return made possible because Nosiru signed the ticket with their address. Now the couples are radiating with smile.
Nosiru and his wife Abiola were beaming for the cameras at the OLG prize center Monday, telling reporters they were planning on traveling the world and helping out their family.

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