DPR Shuts Two Petrol Stations In Ilorin
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has shut two petrol stations in Ilorin for alleged under-dispensing of the product to motorists.
The DPR Operations Controller in the state, Amos Jokodola, through the acting Deputy Manager, Retails Outlets, Ishola Joshua, announced the closure on Sunday during inspection of filling stations in Ilorin.
The stations are NIPCO located on Ajase-Ipo Road and Success and Regards operating on New Yidi Road.
Jokodola said they were discovered to have adjusted their meters downward, thereby cheating motorists.
He had summoned the management of the stations to appear before it and give explanation for the alleged sharp practice.
He also warned three other petrol stations in the metropolis to adhere to the rules and regulations of the department or be sanctioned.
Jokodola said that the agency would not hesitate to close any petrol station found cheating motorists in the state.
He also warned them against selling petrol above the official price.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some independent marketers of petrol in the state were selling fuel at N100 per litre instead of the official price of N87.
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has shut two petrol stations in Ilorin for alleged under-dispensing of the product to motorists.
The DPR Operations Controller in the state, Amos Jokodola, through the acting Deputy Manager, Retails Outlets, Ishola Joshua, announced the closure on Sunday during inspection of filling stations in Ilorin.
The stations are NIPCO located on Ajase-Ipo Road and Success and Regards operating on New Yidi Road.
Jokodola said they were discovered to have adjusted their meters downward, thereby cheating motorists.
He had summoned the management of the stations to appear before it and give explanation for the alleged sharp practice.
He also warned three other petrol stations in the metropolis to adhere to the rules and regulations of the department or be sanctioned.
Jokodola said that the agency would not hesitate to close any petrol station found cheating motorists in the state.
He also warned them against selling petrol above the official price.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some independent marketers of petrol in the state were selling fuel at N100 per litre instead of the official price of N87.
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