The issue of fuel scarcity is a bane in the neck of Nigerians but in Abuja a motorist and fuel attendant took the annoyance a step further. Long queues have been recorded in many parts of the country in petrol stations and in situations like this, tempers are high as people are in a hurry to get fuel and leave. In Abuja however, a motorist and a petrol attendant would not keep their fist in their pockets and exchanged ferocious blows.
It is not difficult to deduce that the fight is not unconnected to the fuel scarcity problem as the few stations selling fuel have to deal with impatient customers. The unavailability of fuel has also increased the business of black market distribution as people struggle to purchase fuel and later sell to customers who cannot brace the storm.
