Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- Ride-hailing platform inDrive Nigeria has reinstated one of its drivers, James Oluwatosin, who had earlier been denied access to his account in the wake a robbery allegation made against him by a passenger.

inDrive unblocked the driver's account after pressures from users across social media platforms, challenging its decision to restrict the driver from using the app without investigating the matter.

Announcing the reinstatement of Mr. Oluwatosin's account as a verified inDrive driver on Friday in an Instagram post, the company stated that its decision to reverse the driver's suspension followed an investigation that cleared him of the accusation.

"Our team immediately reached out to both parties to clarify the sit...