Fuel Scarcity: Petrol now N250 per litre in Yola

As the seeming nationwide fuel scarcity persists, a litre of petrol now costs about N250 in Yola. A check conducted in Yola and its environs on Monday showed that almost all the filling stations were closed down.

However the commodity was said to be available at road side markets and filling station owned by independent marketers on some major roads and streets.
 
The filling stations owned by major marketers such as Total, Conoil and Oando, were also shutdown due to the shortage in the fuel supply system.

Mr Gibson Audu of Total filling station on Banks road, Jimeta, stated that the scarcity of petrol was caused by inadequate supply from Gombe and Warri loading depots. "Anytime the fuel is available we would sell, because the situation is really affecting us." Mr Audu said.

At some black market filling stations in Jimeta and Yola a litre of petrol is sold at N250.