Illegal cooking gas dealers arrested in Maiduguri – DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has disclosed that eight illegal dealers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) were arrested in Maiduguri.
The DPR North-East operations controller, Agada Jerome, made this known on Friday in a statement issued in Maiduguri.
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Mr. Agada said the dealers were arrested during a patrol by officials of DPR and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
He said that the activities of illegal LPG dealers and gas refill outlets posed a grave danger to lives and properties.
In his words, “A single accident can spread fear, discourage locals from using LPG and diminish all efforts of the government to deepening domestic gas usage.
“Having refused to heed the sensitization and appeal by the DPR, the agency has conducted spot-checks on illegal dealers of LPG, in collaboration with officers and men of NSCDC, to bring culprits to book.”
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The operation controller said several 100-150 cylinders, weighing scales, and decanting devices were confiscated from the eight suspects.
He urged the media to support the government in sensitizing the public on the benefits of LPG and the hazards associated with the activities of illegal roadside vendors.
