Nigerians living in South Africa have condemned the recent ordering and cancelling of Bolt rides as Nigeria and South Africa engage in yet another battle of supremacy.
Those who spoke to Saturday PUNCH from their locations in Pretoria and Johannesburg, described the incident as energy channelled in the wrong direction while calling on the two countries to shun the long-standing “unhealthy rivalry.”
The enduring battle for supremacy between Nigerians and South Africans took a new turn on Thursday, as they sought dominance over each other on the ride-hailing service, Bolt.
Nationals of the two countries renewed the rivalry by engaging in fake ordering of Bolt rides in South Africa and Nigeria.
South Africans initiated this by ordering for Bolt rides in Nigeria and cancelling as soon as the drivers arrived at pick-up locations.
Irked by the act, Nigerians retaliated by ordering Bolt and Uber rides in popular South African cities…