enforced free distribution of fuel to motorist, after it discovered
that some service stations were hoarding the product.
During a monitoring exercise by the DPR on Wednesday, some fuel
stations found selling the product above the recommended government
price of 87 Naira were sealed.
The Operations Controller of the DPR, Caesar Douglas, explained that
some of the marketers have been engaging in illegal activities ranging
from hoarding, selling above government approved prices, as well as
diverting petroleum products and operating without license.
At one of the service stations, the officials discovered that over
4,000 litres of petrol kept in the underground storage tank was not
dispensed to the public, and they were also selling at 145 Naira per
litre.
In November, about 23 fuel stations were sealed off in the state for
various offences during an inspection exercise carried out by the
organisation.
-ChannelsTV
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