MOSCOW, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - A Nigerian lottery winner gave all her winnings to a street beggar an hour after being given the cheque, Ananova reported.

Forty-six-year old Rosemary Obiakor from Lagos won over 3 million naira (around 15,700 euros) in the country's national lottery.

In a ceremony, broadcast on local TV, Rosemary told reporters that she planned to donate all the money she had won to a "lucky beggar."

"I have heard a lot of stories about how people win the lottery, and they get broke in the short run and come across a lot of misfortune. I am scared, and so I'll give it to a lucky beggar on the street," she explained.

After cashing in her cheque Rosemary handed the money to a woman begging with a two-year-old child, who was naturally delighted when presented with the bag of cash.

The beggar gave other poor people on the street money before disappearing with a promise to open a food shop.