A worrying practice that could harm e-hailing drivers in South Africa and Nigeria was begun by some stupid South Africans.
In Nigeria, some Mzansi internet users have been ordering Bolt trips and then canceling them after drivers had waited for a considerable amount of time.
A South African man and others can be seen making fun of Nigerian driver Kotoro-Ola in a viral video on X after he canceled a journey they had scheduled.
In addition to this video, screenshots have surfaced online that show South Africans are reportedly using their home country to order Bolt rides in Nigeria, ostensibly causing annoyance and financial harm to Nigerian drivers.
Chidimma Adetshina, a native of Soweto, was forced to resign from Miss South Africa and is currently ranked among the top 25 leading ladies in the Miss Universe Nigeria competition.
Her actions follow the hostility that surrounded her during that controversy.
There is a significant effect on drivers. These hoax requests are causing lost time and gasoline expenditures for Nigerian vehicles, particularly during the country’s current fuel deficit.
Social media users responded angrily to this, pointing out that South Africa has a greater unemployment rate than Nigeria and criticizing these acts.
“South Africans requesting Uber/Bolt in Nigeria is unnecessarily cruel. There’s no justification for this behaviour. With an unemployment of 33% no one more than South Africans should know the value of any source of income and respect that.”
“No wonder the foreigners are taking your land and ur jobs. You guys are so dumb and childish. It’s like this is the first time yall are getting attention for the first time. You guys are lucky Nigerian dont have your time.”
“this isn’t as funny as you think. just because he’s not SAn and you felt the need to do that, it doesn’t mean you should. disgusting.”
“You know how sleg it is when a client leads you on til the day invoice is due? Mfana, you’re yet to see these things. Wait til you run a business and you need a client. You’ll remember this “prank” or joke”
