Makurdi, Lafia NNPC Mega Stations Step Up Fuel Sale

The NNPC mega stations in Nasarawa and Benue states are stepping up fuel supply to motorist on that corridor by working 24 hours to meet the pressure amidst scarcity in both states.

a station in Lafia late into the night on Monday, some motorist said that the federal government’s directive for 24 hours service is a step in the right direction.

Consequently, several motorists from Makurdi and Lafia have headed to the NNPC mega station in Lafia at night, while the mega station in Makurdi dispenses the product during the day.

To further reassure stranded motorists across the state of the sustenance of the 24-hour service, the Station Manager of the mega station in Lafia, Zubairu Adamu, said that he received three more trucks loaded with fuel to keep selling.

However, at the Makurdi NNPC mega station, the management said that it required about four trucks to meet the need of motorists if it were to implement the 24-hour service directive.

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Police Officer Missing, Two Feared Dead As Fresh Crisis Rocks Nasarawa

Two persons were on Monday morning reportedly killed after some unknown gunmen attacked a passenger bus traveling from Alushi, in Keana local goverment to Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.

The incident happened in Anguwan Mallam area of Obi Local Government Area of the state.

A police officer, Inspector Ibrahim Adamu, attached to Keana Police division, who was said to have escaped death by whiskers after sustaining gunshot wounds, is yet to be found.

A traditional leader in Alushi Alago chiefdom, the Moye, Mohammed Ozawose, who sustained bullet wounds during the attack died while receiving treatment at the Obi General Hospital.

Some residents of the area who fled to Akunza Migili in Lafia local government, said suspicious movements by youths believed to be of Eggon extraction were seen in the area since Sunday night leading to heightened tension before the bus attack.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Ismaila Numan, confirmed the incident.

He said the missing police officer, Adamu, and three others, were on a peace mission to Lafia from Keana when they were attacked.