Mr Koro said the filling stations would be sanctioned and warned marketers to desist from selling petroleum products above the approved pump price.
ADITOP also attributed the scarcity to the fact that alternative roads to get to the FCT are damaged and ridden with potholes.
Advising Nigerians against panic buying, the federal government said the country currently has over 2 billion litres of petrol in various depots.
NNPC has assured Nigerians of enough fuel supply following the reappearance of queues at filling stations in Abuja.
The cargo was certified by the NMDPRA. Also, there was a joint inspection before the discharge, and the specification provided in the contract with NNPC met the Nigerian specification.
