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.
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