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General News of Thursday, 1 June 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Seven persons in Osun NSCDC net for fuel hoarding

Osun NSCDC Anti-Vandalism Unit in operation Osun NSCDC Anti-Vandalism Unit in operation

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command has arrested seven people in different parts of Osogbo the state capital.

According to the State Commandant, Sunday Agboola, the arrested seven are fuel station attendants, managers and supervisors.

The arrest took place Wednesday, May 31 2023, while the  Anti-Vandalism Unit of the command, went round the state capital to monitor sales of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).



"Visit to most of the filling stations around Lameco, Stadium, Owode ilesha garage, Ilesha garage round about and Ayepe axis, all in the state capital revealed that they had fuel in their reservoirs but refused to sell to members of the public.

"While queues were seen at various filling stations, these unscrupulous marketers insisted on inflicting pains on their customers.

"Upon being asked on their refusal to sell fuel, most of them said they were waiting for approval from their headquarters," the statement continued.



Commandant Agboola also reiterated that the Corps would continue to clamp down on any illegal activity that is aimed at frustrating the efforts of the Federal Government by making the fuel products unavailable to Nigerians.

He called on members of the public to report filling stations that are hellbent on bringing untold hardship to the masses.

"Fuel hoarding is tantamount to economic sabotage and offenders would be made to face the full wrath of the law," he noted.

On Tuesday, the Osun State Government raised an alarm that it has information of deliberate plans by petroleum marketers to hoard PMS.

The government in a statement also described the plans as unpatriotic and one aimed at economic sabotage.

The statement also warned that the Special Monitoring Team on fuel scarcity set up by Governor Ademola Adeleke was still in force and would arrest any marketer found culpable.

On May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his inauguration speech suspended the fuel subsidy regime.

President Tinubu held that it was no longer sustainable for Nigeria at this time




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