Some protesting residents of Edo state barricaded the Benin-Lagos highway and other portions of the city of Benin following the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
The majority of the demonstrators, who are from the Edo State Civil Society Organization (EDOCSO), demanded an immediate reduction in the pump price of fuel.
The protesters claimed that Nigerians already faced several difficulties while brandishing signs that read, “Nigerians can’t buy petrol at N520,” “We can’t buy petrol at N520 but N210,” and “Petrol must be N210 until July end.”
However, the development led to congestion, causing commuters to trek to their destinations.
Addressing journalists, former coordinator general, EDOCSO, Omobude Agho, said the protest was to get the attention of President Bola Tinubu so that he could look into the fuel pump price.
“We are protesting because of the increase in fuel price which started yesterday, marketers moved the price from N210 to over N500.
“We were shocked to see that even the NNPC Limited fixed over N500 as the pump price. So, we feel this is a plan to kill Nigerians or send us to our graves.
“The strategy is called local protest, we are localizing the protest. It is currently ongoing in places such as Uselu shell, Ologbo, Siluko and Agbor park.”
He added that if by Friday the government fails to address the situation, the protest will spread to other areas.
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