Concerned by
untold suffering as well as hazard emanating from the activities of
black marketers, especially those who sell petroleum products inside
plastic containers/jerry-cans, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP
Solomon E. Arase, fdc, NPM, has directed all Zonal Assistant
Inspectors-General of Police and FCT/State Commands Commissioners of
Police to arrest anybody found selling petrol and other petroleum
products in plastic container.
The IGP, who
issued the directives in Abuja on Monday, said apart from the hardship
this act is causing to fuel buyers, it has also rendered some innocent
and law abiding citizens homeless due to fire outbreak from jerry-can
petrol storage. He noted that fuel products such as petrol are highly
flammable and if not stored and handled properly, can seriously endanger
people, property and the environment.
While warning
fuel attendants at filling stations to desist from selling petrol inside
jerry-can/plastic container, the Inspector-General of Police said both
the buyers and the sellers of the products will be arrested and
prosecuted under the law.
The IGP, while
assuring Nigerians of the Police readiness to fulfill its constitutional
mandate, appealed for a more cordial relationship between the Police
and the public.
ACP OLABISI KOLAWOLEFORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
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