In continuation of its efforts at ensuring strict compliance with the Federal government regulated pump price of petroleum products, the Department of Petroleum Resources, (DPR) yesterday sealed 5 filling stations in Benin City who sold the products above the stipulated price
Some of the stations sealed according to the Operations controller of the agency were involved in under dispensing the products to unsuspecting customer
It also reiterated agency earlier threat to sell for free to the general public products from any marketer who is found wanting
Operations controller, DPR, Maynard Oriaifo who led a team in the ongoing checks to enforce approved pump price of Premium motor spirit of N86.50 per litre observed that the long queue of motorists waiting to buy the product will soon be a thing of the past.
It was discovered during the check that most of the filling station were dispensing the product for as much as N150 per litre while others were under dispensing to their customers as much as four litres for every ten litres sold
Oriaifo listed the stations sealed to include Voe Oil Nigeria Limited, Airport road, Chunks Agho petroleum Limited, Upper Mission Road, Raptor Petroleum Limited, Upper Mission, Faith In God and Propel Oil in Benin city
The DPR however vowed to continue to seal and filling station that refuses to do what is right by not adjusting his pump price or sell above N86.50 per litre.
“The Department of Petroleum Resources will go after any station selling fuel above pump price and will dispense the products to customers for free while the station will be sealed” he said.