The sealed stations were selling the product between N150 to N160 per litre as against the government regulated price of N145 per liter. The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), on Friday sealed no fewer than 10 filling stations in Benin for over pricing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol.Some of the stations sealed include; Foadal along Airport road, Asolyn in Sapele road, Raptor oil along Upper Mission and Saint Taiye Oil and Gas by Lawani Junction in New Benin.The sealed stations were selling the product between N150 to N160 per litre as against the government regulated price of N145 per liter.The DPR team, led by the Head, Downstream, Benin Zone, Mr Victor Enelama, also ensured that other petrol stations not sealed immediately reverted to the official pump price of N145 per liter.He promised continuous monitoring to ensure compliance even beyond the yuletide.
