The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in Abuja sealed five gas stations during its surveillance exercise on stations short-changing their customers.
The Director, Weights and Measures Department in the Ministry, Hassan Ejibunu, said that the activities of the gas stations violated Section 25 of the Weights and Measures Act.
While appealing to gas stations to desist from such sharp practices, Ejibunu assured that the ministry would replicate the exercise across the country.
He added that the exercise embarked upon by the ministry was prompted by a series of customers’ complaints of irregularities by gas outlets.
Ejibunu pointed out that the gas stations would be unsealed when the anomalies are rectified, adding that the affected outlets would have to pay fine to the government.
Ebijinu urged Nigerians to always weigh their cylinders before and after refilling to avoid being cheated and stressed the need to report any malpractice by gas outlets to the ministry’s Department of Weights and Measures for appropriate actions.
