DPR seals four filling stations in Zamfara for various offencesThe Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed four filling stations in Zamfara State for committing various offences. The Operations Controller of Gusau DPR Field Office, Alhaji Ango Haruna, disclosed this in Gusau on Monday while briefing newsmen after his team carried out a surveillance patrol on filling stations in the state. Aruna said the affected filling stations were penalised for offences ranging from selling above official pump price, operating without valid licences, violation of safety rules and under-dispensing of petroleum products to customers. Haruna said, “out of the various filling stations visited today, we sealed four stations for various irregularities. According to him, other filling stations found for under-dispensing and violation of safety rules would be charged depending on the gravity of their offences.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 23, 2019 17:15 UTC