News Agency of Nigeria, reports that Head of Operations, DPR office in the state, Kasali Akinade, had earlier visited the station to warn the owner to start selling at the approved pump price. NAN also reports that DPR officials had to return to sanction the owner because he refused to comply with their earlier directive. Speaking with journalists, Kasali said it had become imperative for him to make the station a “scapegoat” so as to serve as a deterrent to others around the area. We came here and instructed him to start selling at the approved pump price and forgave him for what he did. “But as soon as we left his station, he reverted back to the old price and even stopped selling.

Source: Punch December 25, 2017 14:26 UTC