Fuel scarcity: Lagos arrest black market sellers

-Lagos police  arrested the fuel hawkers for allegedly obstructing traffic with eight jerrycans of fuel were impounded from the suspects

-Lagos task force said the hawkers would be charged to court for environmental offences according to the law

Fuel hawkers also known as Black marketers

10 fuel hawkers popularly known as black market sellers have been arrested by the Lagos state taskforce.

According to Punch, the men were arrested on Sunday, April 3 in the Oshodi and Ikeja areas for allegedly obstructing traffic with eight jerrycans of fuel were impounded from the suspects.

It was reported that 25 suspects were initially arrested by the task force, but after screening, 15 suspects, including 10 fuel hawkers, were found culpable.

The unit’s spokeman, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the arrest.

“The Chairman of the task force, SP Olayinka Egebyemi, ordered that there should be vehicular sanity around all filling stations in the state. During our operation on Sunday, 25 miscreants, including those hawking fuel by the roadsides around filling stations were arrested. Ten were released after screening and the 15 would be charged to court for environmental offences according to the law,” he said.