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A commuter, Amina Isa, who said she usually paid N100 from the NNPC filling station in Millennium City to a roundabout where she picked another tricycle to her destination, told reporters,“After waiting three hours without getting a ride, I had no option but to board the next available keke, who charged me ₦300 to the same destination.” Moses Joseph, another commuter, mentioned that he was charged ₦400 instead of ₦200 for his journey from Kakuri to Ahmadu Bello Way.
Reporters observed that most fuel stations were either not dispensing fuel at all or those that did have significantly increased their pump prices to a range of ₦750 to ₦810 per litre.
Naija News had reported earlier that thousands of commuters in the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger, Gombe, Sokoto, and Anambra states were left stranded at bus stops, grappling with the scarcity of petrol needed by transporters to run their vehicles.
Numerous commuters heading to work and various business locations found themselves stranded due to the fuel scarcity prevalent throughout the state.
Our correspondent bought petrol at ₦800 per litre at a fuel station in Igbeti, Olorunsogo Local Government Area..
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