NMDPRA coordinator in Delta, Victor Ohwodiasa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Warri.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has sealed eight petroleum retail outlets in Warri and environs.
The NMDPRA has sealed two petroleum retail outlets and two gas plants over sharp practices in Delta.
that the NMDPRA had been receiving complaints from petroleum marketers on the activities of some individuals.
“We mobilised again and shut down the facility, arrested the suspect, and handed him over to the appropriate authority for prosecution,” he said.
Mr Ohwodiasa urged consumers to report any petroleum marketer who indulged in sharp practices to the regulatory body for appropriate action.
The regulator assured that the prevailing fuel crisis ravaging various parts of the country would soon disappear.
