Watchman of 25 years rejects house gift from his boss, asks for borehole in his community

Selflessness is when patriotic citizens do not mind inconveniencing themselves just so others can live better lives, and very few people are known for this act.

It has also been said that kindness is the act of doing good things to people who cannot repay and one Musa Usman has shown great kindness with his recent action.

According to Nigeria's Daily Trust, Usman had served his Indian boss, V. Verghese, for 25 years and he was planning to leave his job.

He was excited by the fact that he was finally going to spend time with his family in Giljimmi, a Fulani settlement in Nigeria.

To appreciate Usman’s services, Verghese decided to build a house for him. 

However, the offer was turned down.

Instead, the kind watchman asked his boss to instead drill a borehole for his community because there was shortage of water in his village which forced them to walk for miles in search of it.

It is noted that the elderly man lived in a thatched house in the village but he expressed no regret at turning down the offer of a new house just so his people could have clean water to drink.

Usman's boss obliged to his demands despite the country's Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, having claimed that the level of borehole drilling in the country was alarming.

Adamu, who attributed the situation to lapses in provision of potable water, said the issue could have been minimised if there were good and sound workable water schemes in the country.