A former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has added his voice to the ongoing heated online dispute between Nigerians and South Africans.
Recall that in the early hours of Thursday, Nigerians and
South Africans entered into yet another contest for dominance.
Citizens from both nations took to ordering and cancelling
rides from one another’s countries, all from the comfort of their homes.
Sowore specifically asked Nigerians to stop what he
described as cyber bullying of South Africans.
“I totally condemn the cyber war on South African internet
infrastructure by a group of netizens from ‘Nigeria’ disrupting online
transportation services for a majority of fellow Africans because of the
misconduct of a few South Africans,” he wrote on X.
“It is unacceptable, and I want it stopped henceforth.
‘Cyber Xenophobia’ is as dangerously reprehensible as mental and physical
Xenophobia!
“There are millions of South Africans, as well as Nigerians
in the diaspora, that would be adversely affected by this terrible conduct.
“The technology ride-hailing company, Bolt, has announced
that it has suspended an unspecified number of accounts engaged in soliciting
fraudulent ride requests and subsequently canceling them.
“The ride-hailing application has also limited requests for
rides between countries due to a significant increase in such requests in
Nigeria and South Africa.
“In the early hours of Thursday, a new chapter unfolded in
the heated online dispute between Nigerians and South Africans, as both groups
entered into yet another contest for dominance.
“Citizens from both nations have taken to ordering e-hailing
drivers from one another’s countries, all from the comfort of their own homes,”
he wrote.
Several South African and Nigerian
riders were left confused, after pranksters requested fake rides on Thursday.
South Africans and Nigerians had a disturbing “Bolt for
Bolt” challenge on Twitter.
For this reason, Bolt announced restrictions to
inter-country ride requests between Nigeria and South Africa.
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hypocrisy at the worst.. Was he blind to see South Africans started it and Nigerians went ahead with it? He should just shut up
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