In continuation of its efforts to ensure safety in the society, the officials of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Sokoto State have sealed off seven retail outlets of Liquefied Petroleum Gas otherwise known as cooking gas operating within Sokoto metropolis. The affected outlets, according to Mohammed Makera, Head DPR Sokoto Field Office, were axed for operating in unsafe environments and without obtaining a licence. He added that the operation was a follow up to its earlier warning to operators of illegal outlets in the state. The controller disclosed that the DPR had in September 2019, organised sensitisation exercise where all operators of Liquefied Petroleum Gas retail outlets in Sokoto were asked to acquire licence or risk close down their facilities. This exercise will continue with the assistance of security agencies till all retail outlets comply with safety measures and we will not relent in sensitising them.” He maintained.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 17, 2020 16:07 UTC