Filling station accuses police of blackmail

The Manager of the Oando Filling Station on the Otedola Bridge end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Mr. Rasak Fakayode, and the Director of the station, Mr. David Adegbite, have accused the police of blackmail.

Fakayode said the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Isheri division, identified as Ogundele, framed up the station.

He accused the police of breaking into some offices in the filling station and damaging property.

PUNCH Metro had reported that the police had swooped on the petrol station and arrested the manager and another worker for allegedly hoarding fuel.

The police had claimed that the station had fuel stored in its tanks, and was selling at N180 instead of the approved pump price of N86.50k.

But the station manager, who said the police framed-up the station, added there was no truth in the allegations.

He said, “A few hours before they came, we had stopped selling fuel. In our station, we have five tanks for petrol. We had finished selling and we had 30,000 litres left which was for the maintenance of our cars and other emergency services pending when we would get another supply.

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