Filling Stations Increase Price Of Petrol
Worries have arisen as numerous petrol stations in Kaduna State have increased the price of fuel to โฆ1,000 per litre as of Thursday morning.
Recent reports indicate that fuel scarcity has returned to the state, significantly affecting its residents.
Motorists endure greater hardships as they are forced to buy fuel at inflated prices from black market sellers.
Many commuters bound for work and various business destinations experienced being stranded due to the widespread fuel scarcity in the state. Only a few commercial operators provided transportation services.
It was observed that most fuel stations were either not dispensing fuel at all or those that did have significantly increased their pump prices to a range of โฆ750 to โฆ810 per litre. Despite the price hike, long queues were witnessed at these stations.
A resident named Mohammed Amin shared the update with Daily Trust, revealing that he bought two liters of fuel for โฆ2,200, equivalent to half a gallon.
He considered leaving his vehicle behind and opting for public transportation if the problem continued.
It was also found that commercial operators were taking advantage of the scarcity by increasing their fares.
A commuter named Amina Isa, who typically paid N100 from the NNPC filling station in Millennium City to a roundabout where she caught another tricycle to her destination, informed reporters, โAfter waiting three hours without finding a ride, I had no choice but to take the next available keke, who charged me โฆ300 to the same destination.โ
Moses Joseph, another traveler, noted that he was billed โฆ400 instead of the usual โฆ200 for his trip from Kakuri to Ahmadu Bello Way.
Corroborating, Mrs. Anna Yohanna, who took a bus from Goni Gora to Kaduna Central Market, reported paying โฆ500 instead of โฆ250.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that many fuel stations were shut down in the Oke-Ogun part of Oyo State on Thursday.
A resident bought petrol at โฆ800 per litre at a fuel station in Igbeti, Olorunsogo Local Government Area.
Motorists who patronised the same station earlier in the morning disclosed that the product was sold at โฆ1000 and โฆ900.
Recall that thousands of commuters in the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger, Gombe, Sokoto, and Anambra states were left stranded at bus stops, grappling with the scarcity of petrol needed by transporters to run their vehicles.
The scarcity has led to a worrying increase in transportation costs throughout the affected states.
