By Ahmad Umar
Gombe (Nigeria) – As scarcity of fuel persists, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Gombe state, northeast of the country has seized 300 liters of petroleum product in 10 jerry cans and dispensed to motorists free at a filling station in the area.
It also dispensed 26,000 liters of hoarded fuel to motorists at N145 pump price at the station, while another filling station was sealed for selling above the pump price.
Speaking to Journalists during the exercise, the DPR Operational Controller in the State, Abdullahi Abawa, said the affected filling station found hoarding and engaging in other manipulations would be sealed.
“The filling station has four pumps but one is out of use, and the remaining three pumps, their analogue analyzer were tempered with, so to get the accurate figure of the amount he sells is difficult.
“Sanctioning the petrol station owner, will serve as a deterrent to perpetrators of such act”, the Operational Controller added.
Abawa restated that it is the responsibility of DPR to regulate activities in the oil business, particularly with the current scarcity of fuel across the country.
He expressed concern about the attitude of some marketers who were inflicting unnecessary hardships on the citizens.
One of the motorists, Muhammad Bello commended the DPR for embarking on the operation to regulate the sale of fuel, adding that most marketers were exploiting consumers by jerking up the pump price to as high as N300 per litre.
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