Authorities of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in
Osun State has threatened to shut down any petrol station selling petrol
above the official pump price of N97.
In a release issued by the
state command of the NSCDC, a copy of which was obtained by the
Nigerian Tribune in Osogbo, the state commandant of the security agency,
Mr Felix Gbolade, said it was disturbing to note that some oil
marketers were selling above N97 per litre.
He cautioned that
any dealer who failed to sell at the official price stood the risk of
having his or her fuel outlet sealed by the officials of the NSCDC.
Describing
the development as exploitative, Gbolade said his officers, from the
beginning of this week, would comb all the nook and cranny of the state
to monitor sales of petroleum products to motorists and clamp down on
erring oil marketers.
While contending that the oil marketers had
no justifiable reason to sell above the normal pump price, he said,
“some of them have been selling fuel to the public at prices ranging
between N105 and N120 per litre and this trend is illegal and
unacceptable.”
According to him, the corps had started enforcing
the sales of fuel at the official pump price in Osogbo, the state
capital, adding that the exercise would be extended to other parts of
the state.
He stressed that his command would not relent in its
effort at ensuring strict compliance with the official pump price,
adding that members of the public should report any fuel dealer selling
above the official pump price of N97 per liter.
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