Fuel Scarcity Hits Lagos, Litre Goes For ₦120

Scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit,
PMS, otherwise known as petrol, hit
Lagos State on Wednesday as long
queue of vehicles were seen at various
filling stations.
DAILY POST observed that while some of
the independent marketer claimed that
petrol was not available for sale, some
that were selling sold the product at the
rate of N120 per litre rather than the
official pump price of N87. When DAILY
POST visited some filling stations at
Iyana-Ejigbo area on Wednesday, they
were under lock and keys while others
were selling at high price. When this
reporter tried to inquire from one of the
fuel attendants, she simply replied, ‘go
and ask Buhari’.
Speaking with DAILY POST, a
motorcyclist, who gave his name as
Oriade complained bitterly that he
managed to buy five litres from black
marketers for N700.
“Bro, I just bought five litres for N700
around Chris Idowu. This sudden fuel
scarcity is annoying. I have gone to all
the filling stations around Ejigbo here
but no one is selling. Even the people
selling are killing us with price, aside
the queue”, she said. Oriade called on
the federal government to do something
about it before it went out of control.