Security on alert to avert scarcity of fuel,intimidation of IPMAN members

Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin

The Independent of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association IPMAN, IPMAN, says it has placed security agencies on alert to avert any crisis that may lead to breakdown of law and order and cause scarcity of petroleum products across the country by some people claiming to be consultants.

The National President of IPMAN, Alhaji Debo Ahmed, who said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, added that the development became necessary in view of the alleged impersonators interfering in the activities of IPMAN.

He said the alleged impostors had been going to loading depots and highways to harass and intimidate IPMAN members, demanding them to pay illegal levies on behalf of IPMAN, describing them fake consultants

Ahmed, who entitled the statement as’IPMAN debunks employment of a consultant to collect monies from members’,urged members of the association not to pay such illegal levies and advised security agencies to be alert over the people involved in such illicit act.

The IPMAN boss said: “The attention of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has been drawn to some people parading themselves as Consultants, going round our loading depots & highways to harass and intimidate members to pay illegal levy to them on behalf of IPMAN.

“Kindly ignore them and DO NOT pay any money in whatever guise to them as no authorization has been issued to this effect.

“Moreover, IPMAN is not known to be using consultants to harass and intimidate its own members. The association is to protect the interest of members, business and welfare.

“The consultants are illegal and be treated as such.

“Security agencies are hereby placed on alert to avert any crisis that may likely lead to breakdown of law and order which is capable of causing scarcity of petroleum products across the country.”

Edited by Dada Ahmed.