Department of Petroleum Resources was on a monitoring exercise in Plateau state, today Wednesday 2nd December 2015. They found some fuel stations selling the product above the recommended government price of 87 Naira/Litre .
They sealed the petrol station and distributed their products to motorist free of charge.
The Operations Controller of the DPR, Caesar Douglas, explained that some of the marketers have been engaging in illegal activities ranging from hoarding, selling above government approved prices, as well as diverting petroleum products and operating without license.
At one of the service stations, the officials discovered that over 4,000 litres of petrol kept in the underground storage tank was not dispensed to the public, and they were also selling at 145 Naira per litre.
In November, about 23 fuel stations were sealed off in the state for various offences during an inspection exercise carried out by the organisation.
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