Border closure: Ogun monarch cries out, says petrol now N350 per litre
The traditional ruler of Iwoye Ketu, Ademola Alaye, said in a statement in Abeokuta that the development was already hampering social and economic activities of the people living in the affected communities.
He said the task force officials’ refusal to allow fuel tankers to reach Iwoye-Ketu, Idofa, Ilara, Oke Agbede, Moriwi, and Wasinmi Okuta, all border communities, to discharge the product at designated filling stations had brought untold hardship on the people. “With the statement, how come the Joint Security Task Force now create hardship for the people of Iwoye-Ketu, Idofa, Ilara, Oke Agbede, Moriwi and Wasinmi Okuta by not allowing fuel tankers to reach these communities.
The Nigerian government last month closed a major border crossing between the country and Benin Republic, leaving thousands of people stranded.According to President Muhammadu Buhari, the partial closure was to check the massive smuggling activities on that corridor.Mr Alaye noted that the development had further compounded the economic challenges facing the residents still battling with the issue of tomatoes, yam and other perishable goods reportedly seized by the task force.
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