{"id":27306,"date":"2018-10-12T13:19:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T12:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=27306"},"modified":"2018-10-12T13:19:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T12:19:08","slug":"30-filling-stations-in-benin-shut-down-for-cheating-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/30-filling-stations-in-benin-shut-down-for-cheating-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Filling Stations In Benin Shut Down For Cheating Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Weight and Measures Department in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has shut down 30 filling stations in Benin.<\/p>\n<p>Nwachukwu Cordelia, Chief Media Mythology Officer of the Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment, disclosed this in an interview with the\u00a0<em>News Agency of Nigeria<\/em>\u00a0in Benin on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Nwachukwu, who was in the state for a surveillance inspection in Benin, Auchi and Uromi, said that the fuel stations were shut due to faulty meter pumps used by petroleum marketers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have investigated about 120 filling stations and some of the marketers are doing well, while some are cheating buyers.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe had to shut the filling stations cheating buyers and invite them to our office for questioning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the filling stations put the blame on tanker drivers, evaporation and task forces that are after them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Nwachukwu revealed that the filling stations that were shut down would be opened after\u00a0an investigation about why they tightened their meter pumps.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weight and Measures Department in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has shut down 30 filling stations in Benin. 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