NSCDC seals off six filling stations, arrests six personnel in Ogun

Men of  the Nigerian Security  and Civil Defence  Corps in Ogun state said yesterday that it had sealed  off six filling stations for selling above the official pump price.

The corps also said that  no fewer than six persons  in  the affected   filling stations in Ogun State have been arrested  for allegedly engaging in illegal activity.

The  Corps Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Kareem in a statement disclosed that the command began  patrol and inspection of filling stations in Abeokuta and its environ.
According to him, the filing stations affected are  Alak; Arolat,  Olub at Ayetoro road;  Energy at  camp and Rantipe at Obantoko .

He said" the  action  was  a directive by the Zonal commander, zone F,ACG, Oladapo Amujare who is not happy with the recent attitude of some petrol stations  which  sell above the approved pump price by the federal government of Nigeria.

"In line with this directive, some team of NSCDC went around  some filling stations selling beyond the approved pump prices . More than twenty petrol stations were visited within Abeokuta metropolis and in  all  these, only six were without   fuel after checking the underground  tanks.

"Other ones were caught selling above the approved pump prices; some at one hundred naira per litre, ad others between one hundred and five and one hundred and ten naira per litre.

"Those involved were immediately warned to revert to the the official price,while others who were recalcitrant were arrested and brought to the office for appropriate action."
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