The Department of Petroleum Resources in Rivers State sealed five filling stations in Port Harcourt over sharp practices, including diversion and hording of petrol products.
DPR in conjuction with the Officials of the Department of Security Service and personnel from Civil Defence Corps, issued Notice of Penalty to Conoil filling station at Ikokwu Junction along Ikwerre road for under dispensing and hoarding of product.
Chinda Petroleum Limited was also sealed for hoarding and over pricing, while MRS filling station which is said to have received about thirty-three thousand liters of petrol was sealed for diversion of product.