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Oyo govt demolishes structures harbouring illegal fuel marketers
The Oyo State government on Thursday demolished all structures harbouring illegal marketers of diesel oil along the Ibadan-Lagos expressway.
The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, led his ministry’s officials to conduct the exercise.
He warned those involved in the act to desist.
Mogbonjubola condemned the persistent sale of adulterated diesel products at unauthorised places on the expressway.
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He decried the lackadaisical attitudes of the illegal marketers despite several reminders of the position of the state government about the illegal business.
He said: “We have visited this place on many occasions to warn you of the need to put a halt to this illegal trading of the products along this axis, but you refused.
“Henceforth, illegal buying or selling of diesel on this corridor should stop, otherwise erring individuals will face the wrath of the law.”
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