The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has expressed displeasure over alleged attacks on members loading petroleum products across public depots and private depots within Rivers State.
IPMAN directed members to withdraw their services anywhere they were harassed by “unauthorised” levy collectors using security agents to act on supposed “orders from above.”
In a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the association’s President, Debo Ahmed, said that nobody had been authorised to harass or intimidate its members under the guise of levy collection.
According to him, “The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has been informed of some series of unwarranted attacks against members loading petroleum products across NNPC depots and private depots within Rivers State by a group of disgruntled people using army and police, claiming to be acting on orders from above.
“Kindly be informed that we have not authorised anybody to harass or intimidate our members under the guise of levy collection.
“On behalf of IPMAN NEC, I direct that you withdraw your services anywhere you find them trying to execute this evil plot.”
