Men of the Nigerian Army on Monday, in a commando-like took over the Ojodu Berger outlet of Capital Oil, buying petroleum products in drums, after they successfully dispersed a crowd of people who had converged at the filling station to buy the elusive commodity.
According to reports, the armed soldiers stormed the station in the guise of maintaining peace and order, but they soon abandoned their primary responsibility for fuel racket. They shoved, maltreated and sent away those who were on queue to be attended to, thereby gaining access to have their drums loaded with fuel. According to a Punch report, the unregistered white Isuzu truck the soldiers used had made four trips to the filling station as at press time, loading at least 14 drums and dozens of gallons filled with fuel on each trip. According to the report, the military officials who were fully dressed took over the only two pumps that were dispensing while those who protested were beaten and given scars.
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