DPR SHUTDOWN 15 FUEL STATIONS IN BORNO AND YOBE STATES FOR HOARDING AND DIVERSION

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By Tayo Joseph Lagos

The Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) in Borno and Yobe states;
has shut down 15 fuel stations for “hoarding and selling” petrol above
the official pump price of N145 a litre.
To ease fuel scarcity in Maiduguri and Damaturu state capitals, 334
trucks of fuel were distributed this year to check hoarding and
diversion of petroleum products that lingered for three months.
The DPR also last year sealed off 13 filling stations in the two
states, when fuel was selling at N300 a litre in the black market.
The shutdown of erring fuel stations, were carried out by DPR under:
“Operation crack down on hoarders and under dispensers,” along
Airport, Baga and Damboa roads, Maiduguri.
The Northeast Zonal Operation Comptroller, Ali Idriss Zoaka disclosed
this Wednesday, while briefing journalists on outcome of operation
crack down on erring fuel stations.
He said three filling stations were shut down along Airport and Baga
roads for hoarding and under-dispensing of petroleum products.
According to him, the affected fuel stations include Modu Umar
Abubakar, Jakana Brothers and Gajiram Filling station.
He further disclosed that the 11 fuel stations, hoarded 61, 900 litres
of petrol last Monday, after 13 trucks were distributed to Borno and
Yobe states.
He called on members of the general public to report erring filling
stations to DPR for prompt action.

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