Nigerians Retaliate Against Alleged Harassment by South Africans on Bolt Drivers

A wave of online outrage has erupted among Nigerians following reports of South Africans allegedly harassing Nigerian Bolt drivers by booking rides from outside the country and canceling them at the last minute, causing significant financial and emotional distress.

The controversy gained traction after a Nigerian Bolt driver in Port Harcourt shared his ordeal with a Twitter user, identified as @MissPearls. In the post, the driver recounted his experience, saying, “I feel so sad, I don’t know what to do. Someone booked a ride from me yesterday in Port Harcourt. I drove all the way from Agip to New GRA, only for the person to cancel.”

The driver further lamented that he had heard reports of South Africans deliberately booking and canceling rides as a form of harassment. “I needed the money. My wife is in the hospital, and I have bills. I’m crying as I type this. It’s not fair,” he said.

In response to these allegations, many Nigerians have taken to social media to call on Bolt to temporarily ban bookings from outside the country to protect local drivers from such incidents.

However, some Nigerians have decided to take matters into their own hands by retaliating against South Africans in a similar manner. Reports have emerged of Nigerians placing fake orders in South Africa, selecting the “pay after delivery” option. These orders range from food deliveries to high-ticket items such as washing machines and plasma TVs, all being directed to random addresses in Johannesburg.

See some social media posts below;

One particularly striking example includes a netizen who boasted about ordering a sex worker to an address in South Africa, claiming she would arrive in 30 minutes. “This is just a way of paying back the South Africans,” he posted online.

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