Nigerian Bolt Driver Brutally Murdered In South Africa, Weeks Before Graduation

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According to the platform, a dashboard camera captured the fatal attack on the 22-year-old driver, who worked as a driver on the Bolt e-hailing platform.

A Nigerian e-hailing driver has been brutally murdered in South Africa, sparking renewed concerns over the safety of Nigerian migrants and African foreign nationals living in the country amid persistent reports of violent attacks.

The incident was first disclosed by CrimeInSA, a prominent South African crime-monitoring platform, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), where it revealed that the victim, identified as Isaac Satlat, was killed during a violent hijacking in Pretoria. 

According to the platform, a dashboard camera captured the fatal attack on the 22-year-old driver, who worked as a driver on the Bolt e-hailing platform.

“A NIGERIAN E-HAILING DRIVER MURDERED IN PRETORIA,” CrimeInSA wrote, adding that “a dash cam captured the fatal attack of a 22 year old Nigerian e-hailing/Bolt driver Isaac Satlat in Pretoria. The young man was hijacked and strangled last night in Pretoria.”

The platform further disclosed that the attackers abandoned both the victim’s body and the vehicle several kilometres away from the crime scene. 

“His body and the car were found some kilometers away in Moshongo, Attridgeville just outside Pretoria,” the post stated, referring to the township area of Attridgeville.

The killing has drawn outrage among Nigerians on social media, many of whom described the incident as another tragic example of the dangers faced by foreign nationals working in South Africa’s gig economy, particularly e-hailing drivers who often operate at night and in high-risk areas.

CrimeInSA noted that Satlat was not only working to support himself but was also pursuing his education, revealing that he was a student preparing for a major milestone. 

“Satlant was a student and he was due to graduate next month and plans were underway for him to move to Canada to continue with his studies,” the statement added.

The development has once again highlighted long-standing tensions and recurring violent crimes affecting migrants in South Africa, where foreign workers — including Nigerians — have repeatedly raised concerns about targeted attacks, robberies and killings.

As of the time of filing this report, the South African police authorities have yet to issue an official public statement detailing arrests or identifying suspects linked to the killing. 

Efforts to obtain comments from law enforcement officials were unsuccessful.

The murder has intensified calls from members of the Nigerian diaspora for stronger diplomatic engagement and improved protection measures for Nigerians living and working abroad, particularly those employed in high-risk sectors such as ride-hailing services. 

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