Commuters Groan As Fuel Scarcity Hits Lagos

Residents of Lagos are presently grappling with the negative impact of the ongoing fuel scarcity as more filling stations were closed on Monday morning.

Per a Daily Trust report, the few stations attending to buyers, especially the NNPC retail outlets are being accused of hoarding fuel and refusing to sell to motorists who have been in the queue since 5 am.

Different commuters at an NNPC outlet opposite Omole-1 gate along Ogunnusi Road, Ojodu-Berger couldn't hold back their anger over the refusal of the station to sell fuel when they actually had the product.

The buyers were informed that they would only start dispensing fuel by 10 am despite their opening hour being 7 am.

One of the motorists who spoke with the aforementioned news outlet disclosed that the filling station abruptly stopped selling fuel on Sunday, citing rowdiness as the reason.

“On the instruction of the manager, they just stopped selling and this was because the security man on duty failed to do his work by ensuring orderliness.

"This wasn’t caused by those of us on duty. We begged and begged, they said we should come back by 6:00 am on Monday.

“Now we have been here since 5 a.m and all their staff are here but they are saying they won’t sell until 10.

"They didn’t give us any reason for not selling”, the individual shared.

It was further revealed that almost all the filling stations along the Ogunnusi Road/Isheri were not selling.

Daily Trust reports that  Rainoil filling stations have been selling to those buying inside kegs while charging additional money.