A manager at a fuel station was beaten to pulp by soldiers because the manger refused to sell fuel to them in kegs. The Manager, Auwulu Hassan is now on admission with injuries at Gen. Sani Abatcha Specialist Hospital in Damaturu, he was beaten in front of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of ‘A’ Division where he ran to when the soldiers descended on him in front of his filling station.
It all started as “I was about leaving the station when some soldiers approached me that they are coming from Brutai and going to Maiduguri so I should get them fuel. I told them we have close but I can get them 30ltrs that will take them to Maiduguri, but they said no, they want the fuel in jerry cans. Then I told them I can’t give them in jerry cans and urged them to accept the 30 liters that would help them to get to Maiduguri” the manager Said
The independent marketers in the state through their chairman, Alhaji Audu Girgiri have vowed not to open their fuel stations or receive any supply if the soldiers are not apprehended. The spokesman of 3 Div (Tactical Headquarters) Damaturu Col. Ogunsanya has denied knowledge of the incident.
Though some High ranking officials of the army has apologized to the manager on behalf of the soldiers and promised to fish them out for appropriate punishment.
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