Fuel scarcity: DPR seals off 50 filling stations in Oyo

Following the biting pang of fuel scarcity caused by hoarding of the product by some filling stations in Ibadan and many other parts of the state, the inspection teams of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Ibadan Field Office, has sealed off no fewer than 50 filling stations across the state.

The sealing and subsequent sanctions, which were due to various offences, became inevitable as some independent fuel marketers in the state took undue advantage of unsuspecting public by selling the product far above the government approved pump price, the agency said.
Moving round the state Wednesday, the regulatory body sanctioned the fuel station managers for alleged hoarding of the product, increasing the pump price, thereby creating artificial scarcity. The offences also included absconding from station when people queued up to buy fuel, and delaying sales of fuel product till late in the night to make illegal gains.
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