The young Nigerian lady at the centre of a viral clash with a 50-year-old female Uber driver has spoken out, offering her side of the story in a detailed video.
The lady, @hermajestygem on TikTok, shed more light on what led to the heated altercation that stirred a flurry of online reactions.
Recounting the incident, she stated that the situation escalated after she and her aunties boarded a ride in Lagos and found the driver’s personal belongings occupying part of their seat space.
“We were actually happy to see a female driver, because that’s not something you see often,” she said.
However, things reportedly took a turn when they asked the driver to clear her items from the seat. According to her, the request was met with hostility.
“When my aunty said, ‘You know your personal belongings were not supposed to be in your car,’ she snapped and said, ‘Can’t you see I just came back from my other job? Besides, this is my car,’” she narrated.
@hermajestygem explained that the driver’s dismissive attitude toward her aunties was what triggered her response.
“She responded to my aunty like that and I took it up because you’ve disrespected my person, who is also an elderly one,” she said.
Her aunt, who recorded the viral video, also backed the claim, stating that the driver’s behaviour was aggressive from the moment they got into the vehicle, which prompted her to begin filming the interaction.
Addressing critics who slammed her for being disrespectful to an older person, the young woman defended her actions.
“I guess you’re used to people talking to you anyhow because they’re older. Perhaps, if it was just me, I would’ve let it slide. But she was rude to my aunties first,” she said.
Watch the video below …
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