Some Nigerian and South African users of the ride-hailing apps Bolt and Uber have engaged in retaliatory pranks on X. 

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The online battle for dominance started when some South African Bolt customers gloated over booking fake rides in Nigeria.

The prank targets Nigerian e-hailing drivers, sending them on false errands to particular pick-up locations only to cancel the rides when the driver arrives.

Several screenshots show South Africans requesting Bolt rides in parts of Lagos such as Ikeja, Satellite Town, and Yaba. They also shared videos mocking the drivers who fell victim to such schemes.

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“Keep stressing Nigerians. Cancelation fee is only N400, which is R4,50 no need to worry,” a South African wrote on X.

In some of the tweets, the South Africans made references to the recent controversy surrounding Chidimma Adetshina, the Nigerian-South African model, who withdrew from the Miss SA beauty pageant over apparent xenophobic attacks.

In retaliation, several Nigerian users also pranked drivers in South Africa by booking rides on Bolt and Uber and then cancelling them.

“By the time Nigerians are done with South Africans and their drivers, they will be forced to beg for a truce,” a user wrote.

“You don’t start an e-war with a country of over 200 million people. Bathong na you go tire.”

Another user wrote: “South Africans think they are petty but they were not informed. Nigerians Arise! Bolt for Bolt”.

Both ride-hailing companies have yet to react to the development as of the time of this report. The online clash has triggered concerns about the safety measures ride-hailing apps put in place to prevent fraudulent bookings.

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