Chaos as driver speeds off with soldier clinging to bonnet

A dramatic scene unfolded on a Nigerian road as a defiant driver was captured on video speeding off with a soldier hanging onto the bonnet of his moving car — an incident that has since gone viral on social media.

The video, which surfaced on X (formerly Twitter), shows the uniformed soldier clinging tightly to the vehicle’s bonnet while passengers inside the car can be heard taunting him. Despite the soldier’s apparent attempt to stop the car, the driver refused to halt, instead accelerating while voices from inside the vehicle mocked the situation.

“You no wan hear word, we go show you,” one voice said. “If we reach a far place, we go drop you and see what you’ll do, because you be soldier, Abi?”

The shocking footage sparked a wave of reactions online, with many Nigerians expressing disbelief, outrage, and concern over the brazen disregard for law enforcement and safety. Some users criticized the soldier’s actions, while others called for the arrest of the driver for endangering a life and escalating a confrontation in such a reckless manner.

As of the time of reporting, it is unclear what led to the altercation or whether any arrests have been made. Authorities have yet to issue an official statement on the incident.

See some reactions below:

@Dailygistz: “Make Dem just drive out of town, this soldier go drop attitude.”

@_THE_CRAFT3R_: “Why would anyone hang on the hood of a speeding vehicle?”

@phemidawhiz: “Make dem carry am go where him no know drop am there.”

@jospeedwurldtv: “Abi dem dey shoot content if not R!P in advice if hand touch them.”

@boi_xterblished: “Why would a solider be moving around civilians, who gave him pass to come out? Them suppose arrest am.”

@fineboyrealtor0: “If na me and my guys we go carry am go lonley place go shi am well well him mind go deh.”

@onlyymayor: “Soldier then wetting happened, una to dey gaz this people say, Shey no be human being e be.”

@MaziSteven: “Soldier no be human being, some of them nuisance too much, especially does recruit.”