With petrol unavailable at the filling stations, taxi and Okada riders in Ondo State have turned to the black market for the product
Prime Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, is now selling at N700 per litre at unofficial sale points in Akure and neighboring towns in Ondo State, as the scarcity of the product bites residents and travellers harder.
A fuel station at Oda town did a quick sale in the early hours of Monday, selling at N450 per litre, but stopped selling after claiming that its stock was exhausted as the crowd became overwhelming. The cost of fuel had also increased transport fares across the city, pushing fares up by over 100 around the state.
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