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NSCDC ARRESTED TWO SUSPECT FOR SHARP PRACTICES AT FILLING STATION







The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), Ondo state command has arrested two (2) Mrs. Semore. T, and one Mr Omolala T who were  suspected to be the owner and the filling station attendant of Wumi Filing Station, Ore, Odigbo local government area of Ondo state on December 19,2018, through intelligence information.


Information received from Weights and Measures department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Akure, Ondo state, said Wumi Filing Station was sealed by the department for not paying federal government statutory fees, and other sharp practices that contravene government regulations on filing stations operations in Nigeria.



 The filling station disregard the sealed order to continue with sales of petroleum products. The state commandant NSCDC ,Commandant Pedro Awili Ideba, while parading the suspects in Akure on Thursday said, Wumi Filing Station contravene Section 16(8) of Weights and Measures act, cap W3 LFN 2004, by breaking government Sealed order.


He posits further that, manager and attendants of Wumi filing station also obstruct officials of the ministry from carrying out their statutory functions, offence which contravene Section 17 of the act.


 The state coordinator, Weights and Measures department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Emmanuel Ebukanson confirmed that Wumi Filing Station have broke government Seal  order on several occasions, in which we have records for it. Saying Wumi Filing Station contravene Section 30(a) and (b) by shortchanging unsuspecting customers in the society to the error raging from 2.0 to 4.0 litres on every 20 litres delivery, meaning that for every 20 litres of fuel sold, the filing station is actually giving out 16 litres instead of the said 20 litres.


 The manager refused the payment for statutory fees on several requests, claiming to be above the law. All these offences are serious and must not be allowed to continue, said the state coordinator.


The state commandant NSCDC warned those filing stations in the state that are still involve in sharp practices of such to desist from the act, as surveillance is mounted on filing stations across the state. He concluded that the suspects would be charge to court upon completion of investigation of the case.








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