The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office has sanctioned over 95 erring petrol stations in Delta since fuel scarcity resurfaced in December 2017.
The Zonal Operations Controller, Mr Antai Asuquo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Warri that the petrol stations were sealed over offences bordering on hoarding, over-pricing and diversion of products.
According to him, over 80 of the fuel stations were sanctioned between December 2017 and Jan. 3, while 15 others were booked in the last one week by the regulatory agency.
He also said that two staffs of a fuel station in Warri were recently apprehended by the surveillance team for violating DPR seals’ rules.
The controller added that the culprits would be released and the station unsealed after the owner pays N1 million as…
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