Fuel Scarcity: Soldiers Gives Free Fuel In Ilorin

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Availability of petroleum products is one of the major achievements of the Buhari lead administration. Many Nigerians now view fuel scarcity as a mirage in the country, with the hope that they have say a final bye to it.

Amidst this, the scarcity of fuel has hit the Kwara State capital, Ilorin. Report reaching us that several filling stations within the city have been lock and refused to sell the product since Saturday.

Also according to a report by Daily Trust, some residents attributed the development to alleged plan by tanker drivers to embark on strike while others said dealers were hoarding the product over fear of reduction in pump price.

But yesterday, a mild drama ensued at a petrol station in Tanke Oke-Odo, Ilorin yesterday, as gun wielding soldiers invaded the station and sold fuel to motorists and other users free of charge.

It was learnt that several petrol users had formed a long queue at a petrol station in Tanke Oke-Odo, Ilorin, in anticipation of sale of the product, which they refused to sell but soldiers invaded the station and gave fuel to motorists and other users without paying a penny.

When contacted, factional chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Kwara State chapter, Mr Abdulrasheed Olopade, attributed the crisis to non-availability of fuel at NNPC depots in the western zone, adding that only Apapa depot in Lagos was supplying the product.

He then urged the federal government to do something about the situation.

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