Petrol scarcity hit different parts of Nigeria forcing motorists to spend hours at filling stations in Lagos and Abuja, while battling to get the product, while black marketers had a field day, selling a litre of fuel at N300-N400 in many parts of the country.
In Abuja and Lagos especially, many motorists were forced to patronize them as the unpalatable alternative was to wait for hours in filling stations.
Amid long queues and waiting hours in Lagos, some filling stations sold a litre of the Premium Motor Spirit at N200/litre as against the approved price of N180-N185/litre.
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Some filling stations, especially independent marketers, did not have the product to sell to motorists and other consumers, while those with commercial stocks increased their prices, ranging between N200 and N250 per litre, depending on location.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, earlier said the current fuel scarcity in Abuja and other surrounding states is caused by the inability of fuel trucks to have access to Lokoja roads. The regulatory body said the roads were flooded.
