Activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has added his voice to the ongoing heated online dispute between Nigerians and South Africans.
In the early hours of Thursday, August 22, Nigerians and South Africans entered into yet another contest for dominance.
Citizens from both nations took to ordering and canceling rides from one another’s countries, all from the comfort of their homes.
Sowore specifically asked Nigerians to stop what he described as cyberbullying 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.
