The policeman who returned $10 million that fell from a branded security truck this week has received praises from his colleagues and citizens.

This week, a group of vendors had a discussion over the return of the money.

The vendors said the policeman should have taken the money because he found it. One vendor said it was his lucky day so he should have taken it .

"I should have been the one to have seen the money fall from that truck because I have a lot of use for it," one vendor said.

"Boy, I am so sorry that I was not the person nearby when it dropped off that truck. I would run so fast with it that, for weeks, I would have stayed home, " one of them said.

"So you would not share the money with us?" one of them asked.

"Right now, I could not answer that question because I am not fortunate like the policeman to see money drop right in my hand," he replied.

Others joined in the conversation and outlined some of the things they would have done with the money.

One said she would build two rooms on her house and rent it to get additional income. A woman selling onions and tomatoes said, "I don't care what anyone says, one thing I know if I found so much money, I was not going to give it back."

In giving the reason for her decision, she said, "the money is covered by insurance, so the company would get back the money."

The vendors all agreed that they had use for the money and would not have returned it.

However, it is an offence to find money and keep it for your own use and benefit. A person who finds money and refuses to hand it over, if caught, can be charged with larceny. A person who finds goods or money must report it to the police and take reasonable steps to find the owner.