Tankers allegedly laden with adulterated fuel under watch

All the tankers alleged to be laden with adulterated petrol in Lagos are under close watch by the police in the state, the police said on Tuesday.

spokesman for the state police command,Frank Mba,said in Lagos that the affected tankers were under 24-hour watch by the police at a compound at Ilasamaja where they were discovered.

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers Unit of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Monday went on strike in Lagos to protest alleged release of the tanker drivers caught with the allegedly adulterated petroleum products.

Lagos Zonal Coordinator of the association, Razaq Akanbi, told journalists that the one-day warning strike was to expose those allegedly behind fuel adulteration in Lagos State.

Mba said the owner of the compound where the tankers were discovered was being detained and interrogated.

The police spokesman said personnel of the Department of Petroleum Resources had taken samples of the alleged adulterated fuel for test, and that the police was awaiting the result.