Black Marketers Roam Around NNPC Headquarters And Sell Fuel To Motorists Over Fuel Scarcity (Photos)

 

According to a report by SaharaReporters, black marketers have relocated to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Headquarters, Abuja, selling fuel to motorists opposite the towers at exorbitant prices and in brazen fashion.

It was observed on Friday that the black marketers, holding kegs of fuel and a short rubber pipe, sell 10 litres of fuel for as high as N4000.

As the two filling stations contrary the NNPC Towers were locked as of the time of visit, the black marketers are taking advantage of the gasoline scarcity within the place and waylay determined motorists.

"The gasoline scarcity in Abuja has not absolutely subsided. Some filling stations are nevertheless both locked or refusing to sell due to some expected fee increment. The black entrepreneurs are all over on every primary road. They promote N200 and N300 in keeping with litre. They sell in front of NNPC Towers also. I bought 15 litres for N4000 the day past," a motorist, Hassan Jameel, said.

SaharaReporters had, on March three, stated that black marketers hit essential roads in the FCT, taking gain of the biting gas scarcity to sell fuel at outrageous charges.

SaharaReporters found that the black marketers operate in densely populated areas along with Kubwa, Mpape, Gwarinpa, Nyanya, Asokoro and Lugbe Gwagwalada areas, specially in the early mornings and evenings, selling adulterated fuel to desperate buyers.

The fuel queues had worsened following the shutdown of many filling stations amid heightened expectancies of an growth in the product's pump rate.

Some motorists had advised SaharaReporters that their issues in getting fuel from the stations pressured them to patronise the black entrepreneurs.

"We have now not been cautioned of any growth in petrol price. Many filling stations aren't promoting petrol, perhaps due to the fact they have got run out of inventory or they're hoarding the product in anticipation of charge growth," the National Operation Controller, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mr Mike Osatuyi, had stated.

Later on March 12, the Federal Government said it accredited an upward assessment of petrol charge to N212 consistent with litre.

In its template released on March 12, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency discovered that a litre of fuel might now be offered for fees ranging from N209 to N212 consistent with litre.

This turned into towards N186; the vital commodity retailed for in February.

The PPPRA stated the landing fee of petrol in March would be N189.Sixty one consistent with litre as against N163.Seventy four in February.