Owerri—A litre of fuel, yesterday, sold between N300 and
N400 in Imo State, due to shut down of filling stations in the state.
The ugly development, which caused confusion among motorists in the
morning hours, was said to be as a result of an encounter between a tanker
driver and a member of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,
NSCDC, who allegedly shot the tanker driver, along Elele road, Port
Harcourt, Wednesday night.
Irked by the outcome of the scene, the tanker drivers were
said to have directed their members to suspend operations until the security
operative involved was produced, before they can resume operations.
Meanwhile, filling stations in Imo State, have joined as a
way of expressing their disapproval. According to a manager of a filling
station along Okigwe road in Imo State, some who have defied the order from
above have sold the product at an exorbitant prize. Vanguard which monitored
the development in major streets of Douglas, Egbu, Okigwe, Onitsha,
Port-Harcourt road and discovered that not all the filling stations were closed
at the time of filing this report. According to him, some who opened for
business did not sell at the pump prize of N145 per litre.
A bus driver, Kyrian Onyema who
spoke to Vanguard said: “I came out this morning and saw there was no fuel and
when I saw fuel to buy, they were selling at N300 and N400 instead of 145
naira. This is too much for me.”
The situation also affected
transport fares especially within Owerri metropolis where citizens had to pay
twice of what they used to pay . Some who came all the way from the rural areas
were stranded, describing it as unexpected and said it negatively affected their
budget for the day.
Source -Vanguard Newspaper
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