The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday sealed a filling station in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja, for allegedly selling petrol above N145 and gave out the product free to motorists.

The Abuja Zonal Operations Controller of the department, Mr Mohammed Abba, said the report about the station, Khalif Civic Oil and Investment Limited, was gotten on a tip-off by a good samaritan.

Also on the team was Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC and Mr Aminu Abdullahi, Assistant Commandant-General, Operations,
the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

”The station had 6,000 litres of petrol. We got the call from a good samaritan. When we came, we realised the station is illegal because it is not licensesd and it was selling at N250 per litre.

”We instructed that the product should be dispensed free of charge.

”We will give them one month to come and regularise the licence, after that if he does not come we will hand over the station and the people concerned to the civil defence to prosecute,” Abba said.

Abba added that ideally, the station should have gotten its licence before putting up the structure.

”That’s why we call it an illegal station. It is double impunity as if there’s no government in this country.

”Anyone that wants to build a filling station should first of all obtain a licence. This one did not follow due process,” he said.

Baru, in his remarks, said ”this collaborative effort of the DPR, Civil Defence and NNPC is to identify stations that are erring in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive for us as agencies to fish out those perpetuating the fuel scarcity.

”This was discovered by the DPR on a tip-off. Government is appreciative and wants Nigerians to come forward with such information on where products are sold above N145”.

Also, the NSCDC Assistant Comptroller-General said ”what the DPR did is a welcome development but the illegality is criminality.

”I have directed the arrest of the manager and the owner of the filling station so that action would be taken appropriately,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the entry of the team into Byazhin area, where the station is located, shouts of ‘Sai Baba’ rented the air as DPR had already been dispensing the product free.

NAN spoke to a motorist who confirmed that he got 20 litres of petrol free of charge.

”I have been on the queue since 4 a.m.

When I got close, there was a little commotion and we heard that they had started giving it (petrol) out for free.
”I just got it and it is true,” he said.

A bike rider, popularly called ‘Okada’, could not contain his elation and continually chanted sai Baba, saying ”I didn’t pay. It’s good for them, they always sell at a high price always”.

Another DPR staff member, who led the arrest, told NAN under anonymity that ”each car will get 20 litres free and each bike five.

This is to stall those that would be tempted to get the petrol free and queue up again”.

The team also made arrests in the city centre on Christmas day on another sting operation.



http://thenationonlineng.net/fuel-queues-dpr-dispenses-free-petrol-to-motorists-in-abuja/

This is what we call "playing to the gallery"

The Federal government, DPR and NNPC knows that there are another 3000 filling stations selling fuel at more than #250 and they keep quiet and laugh at you all, then they decide to act a movie, they set up camera and lights, then the scream "action" and Maikanti Baru, Buhari and Osinbajo walks in and discover the only filling station selling fuel high, then they keep filming as they turn to Robin Hood and dispense free fuel to their mumus who must applaud for them for the film just acted

"CUT" We are not small children anymore

enemies of state have nothing to say on this

Mtchew
Stupid people dem. Is that what we re saying abi they should find lasting solution to this menace
Awon oniranu jati jati

All these saving face strategy won't help anyone.
Buhari make fuel available in abundance so that their won't be room for hoarding or price increase.

Most important return it to N86 you met it. How come you increased fuel price without removing subsidy? Olodo of a President.

They said Dezanni Madekwe stole Nigeria dry. Anyway I don't defend her. But if Dezanni stole, then this administration has stolen times 10 of whatever she stole. Because we had fuel at a more steady rate and at a cheaper price. It is all about soldier go, soldier come. Thieves go, armed robbers come.

Face the real problem which is BUHARI please...

Na wash

Failed PR, na only Abuja dey Nigeria abi? We who buy N300/L at Ogbomosho, when will DPR and Baru with NSCDC visit? Awon Oloriburuku.

Location?

After some months, we still go back to the same issue.

Rubbish.

Really?





In other News:
A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

Damage control , better treat the matter from the root

This country is a joke

how about other states

they sell above pump price in the east on a daily basis none of them has ever gone their to seize petrol stations

useless people

See this beautiful photo of Jackie Appiah and her mother https://ghanaspotlight.com/2017/12/26/see-this-cute-photo-of-jackie-appiah-and-her-mom/

Good but I am not buying d idea. It won't go round and risk involved is unimaginable......considering how every one will be hustling for it, anything can happen. This is petroleum we ar talking abt here.




These guys shld quit d eyes service alrdy n do the rght thin nt trying to save face.


Let d fuel go round. Let us have fuel in all d stations

Gbese

Good, more of this

Government should stop redirecting our attention from their tangible failure....Cos If it is taking them more than 2 years to repair refineries then that means building new one will take decades..........

[quote author=Sprumbabafather post=63636686]This is what we call "playing to the gallery"

The Federal government, DPR and NNPC knows that there are another 3000 filling stations selling fuel at more than #250 and they keep quiet and laugh at you all, then they decide to act a movie, they set up camera and lights, then the scream "action" and Maikanti Baru, Buhari and Osinbajo walks in and discover the only filling station selling fuel high, then they keep filming as they turn to Robin Hood and dispense free fuel to their mumus who must applaud for them for the film just acted

"CUT" We are not small children anymore [/quotel]

Come here let me test ur brain

E be like say u be new arrival
Those doctors didn't do their job very well

SpecialAdviser:
All these saving face strategy won't help anyone.
Buhari make fuel available in abundance so that their won't be room for hoarding or price increase.

Most important return it to N86 you met it. How come you increased fuel price without removing subsidy? Olodo of a President.

Have you not read that the landing cost of pms is 171.

bamidelee:
enemies of state have nothing to say on this

...I never knew your brain is as little as these.

That must be Total Filling Station Kubwa

How long will these people continue to take us as fools... Well it seems that Nigerians can and will never learn... 2019 they will still deceive many to vote them in... Seeing the deceived even in this thread is enough to make one cry