People protesting against fuel shortages threw stones and bottles at passing vehicles in Lagos today, news reports said. “The protestors were cursing the soldiers and police and those with enough fuel to drive,” one witness told Reuters.
Fuel shortages have intensified since last week when petrol tanker drivers went on strike to protest about the alleged torching of their delivery trucks by cattle rearers after clashes between the two groups, the independent ‘Guardian’ said. The drivers may start work again today, following the relocation of the cattle workers to a new site, it added.
According to Reuters, fuel costs as much as US $1.70 per litre on the black market, compared to the usual pump price of US $0.22.
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