Petrol crisis deepen as Long queues return in Ibadan

Long queues of commercial buses, private cars, motorcycles, and tricycles have returned to petroleum stations in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, due to the ongoing scarcity of petrol.

This situation has caused significant disruptions and inconveniences for residents and commuters in the city.

News360 reports that Ibadan has been witnessing a scarcity of PMS in the last few days.

The situation became severe on Monday when the majority of the petroleum stations shut down their operations.

Petroleum stations in areas visited on Monday and Tuesday such as Bodija, Sango, Apete, Sango/ Eleyele Road, Agodi Gate and Secretariat Road have shut down their operations since Monday.

This is responsible for the long queues being witnessed across the ancient city.

News360 reports that only a few of the petroleum stations that belong to independent marketers in these areas are selling between N800 and N850.

It was, however, observed that petroleum stations that belong to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, have continued to sell for N580 per litre.

Our correspondent reports that the situation has remained the same as of the time of filing this report on Tuesday.

A commercial cab operator who spoke with News360 Nigeria in the Sango area noted that petrol stations he visited recently were selling between N800 and N850.

He said, “We are buying between N800 and N850. That is what they are selling to us. Some of the ones that were selling before are not selling again”.