A store clerk shared a story explaining that her employer mistakenly transferred ₦400,000 to a customer who had purchased a laptop the previous day. Realizing the error, the customer returned the next day to refund the money. The post then asked readers whether they would have done the same in that situation.
While many praised the customer’s honesty, some responses took a troubling turn. One comment read, “Me just forget the money my sister,” suggesting the commenter would intentionally keep the money and act as though the mistake never happened.
This reaction, even when presented jokingly, normalizes dishonesty and reframes fraud as something clever or harmless. It ignores the fact that such mistakes can severely affect small businesses and livelihoods.
The main post highlighted integrity in action; the comment undermines it. Honesty should be encouraged and celebrated, not mocked or dismissed as naivety.
