Following incidence of violence trailing the #EndSARS campaign in various states across the country, Nigerians may witness scarcity of petroleum products in the coming days as some depots have stopped loading-trucks.
The Nation reported the National Vice of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN ), Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi to have made the disclosure in Abuja.
He said the #EndSARS protests and the resultant crises have interrupted marketers’ transition from states to states.
He noted that since petroleum products are highly inflammable, the drivers decided to park their trucks in safe places nationwide.
Responding to enquiry whether there is any fear of scarcity, he said “definitely, because some of the depots are not loading due of insecurity.
“The ones that have already loaded parked their trucks in the yards so that protesters will not set them on fire. There is no way you can have sufficient fuels in the filling stations because we don’t do hoarding.”
The IPMAN National Vice President urged the protesters to dialogue with the Federal Government for the amicable resolution of the crises.
His words: “The EndSARS issue is a Nigerian issue so the protesters and government should dialogue over it for a lasting solution. Nigerians (both government and the governed need to have attitudinal change. So, it is better to dialogue. “
