Business Abuja: DPR Sanctions 18 Oil Marketers Over Unethical Petrol Sales Practices

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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sanctioned 18 oil marketers in Abuja for their involvement in unethical sales parctices, the Head of Operations of DPR, Abuja Zone, Mrs Muinat Bello-Zagi, said.

Bello-Zagi said that the offending marketers comprised 10 independent and seven major dealers as well one affiliated station to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

According to her, licences of seven of the marketers have been suspended.

She attributed the regular occurrence of fuel scarcity in Abuja and environs to such activities.

She said that the activities of oil marketers were discovered by the DPR monitoring team between April 1 and April 28.

``In addition to the sanction, which is sealing of their stations, some of them who diverted or hoarded products were suspended for four months and if there is repetition of the offence they will have their licences revoked.

``Apart from that, they will also be charged the commercial value of the products; this is because the products are not supposed to go to where they were diverted to,’’ she said.

According to her, on many occasion, DPR and security agencies have raided black spots where black marketers thrive to dislodge them.
 

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