Fuel Scarcity: Taraba Residents Accuse NSCDC Of Colluding With Marketers Fuelscarcity
Motorists and tricycle riders who lamented the situation said they bought fuel at N300 per litre, which is N120 above the pump price of N180 per liter at the few filling stations that dispense the product in the state capital. Only three filling stations, Oando Oil, located at Roadblock, AY Shafa Oil located at ATC and Mai Hanchi Oil and Gas at Micheline Roundabout were selling the product in Jalingo as of the time of filing this report.
The residents who bought the product for generators also revealed to our correspondent that they bought the product at the rate of N450 per litre from black marketers since the product was not available at the filling stations. Those who with LEADERSHIP confirmed that the NSCDC was aware that most of the marketers hoard the products and sell only to black marketers in the night to resell at exorbitant rates.
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