DPR express worry over begging, hawking around filling stations

-By Kenny Folarin

The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, has cautioned owners of filling stations against the increase in hawking and begging activities at the filling stations.

The controller in charge of Gusau, Zamfara State, Ango Haruna, gave this warning during a surveillance patrol of filling stations and gas stations in Gusau on Wednesday.

“We don’t allow such activities; as part of our measures is to ensure safety at the filling stations.

“Filling stations are not markets or parks, they are meant for storage, retail and sales of petroleum products.

“We are, therefore, calling on filling stations’ marketers in the state to discourage such activities in their business premises,” he said.