In midst of the current fuel scarcity and increase in the pump price of fuel across the country, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has ordered all its members to shut down operations in Niger State.
The decision follows the death of a fuel attendant shot at by personnel of the Nigerian Air Force on Monday at the AY Ashafa filling station, due to a disagreement between the station’s manager and an officer.
Speaking on the development, the chairman of the association, Adama Erena said the shutdown is not to add to the suffering of the masses but to pass a message of sadness to the authorities.
Adama Erena noted that the unjust killing of the boy must not be swept under carpet insisting that justice must be served.
He added that the victim did not do anything wrong to the NAF officer and his family must be compensated for the act of wickedness.
In his words, “The shutdown is not to suffer the masses but to pass the message of our sadness across to the authorities.
“There is no way we can let this go just like that, justice must take place. The boy didn’t do anything wrong to them and his family must be compensated for this wickedness”