Nigerian man calls out filling station for selling ₦35k worth of air instead of fuel in his car

• A man is heard speaking in the background while recording a fuel attendant.

• The individual claims that the attendant sold him air instead of fuel, as his fuel gauge remained unaffected despite spending ₦35,000.

A Nigerian individual has accused a petrol station of providing him with air valued at ₦35,000 instead of actual fuel, and he has pledged to involve law enforcement authorities.

This allegation was brought to light through a post that has been widely shared on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). In a video, a man can be heard speaking while recording the fuel attendant.

He asserts that the attendant sold him air rather than fuel, as his fuel gauge showed no change despite the ₦35,000 expenditure.

He confronted the attendant, stating, “We’re going to the police station today. You must explain this racket you’re running here. If I didn’t know better, would you have tried to deceive me this morning?”

The man then insisted on the presence of the station manager, adding, “We are going to the police station today. You must clarify this scheme you are operating here. If I had been less informed, would you have attempted to deceive me this morning?”

The post rapidly gained popularity, with numerous users sharing their opinions in the comments section.

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Reacting to the post…

@01Sixgod: “I swear to God this also happened to me last week @ AP fuel station close to Agege bridge Omo I change it for them.”

@SisoConstructi1: “Almost all filling stations do it…the level of corruption in this country is alarming.”

@edoyakulo: “They do, don’t know how because the meter will be reading. I experienced it years ago at the filling station at Area 11 close to FHQ. Fill up tank and it even spilled then got home few minutes after to fuel gauge at quarter full.”

@leumas_mahni_og: “I’ve explained this to people many times. There’s no way a nozzle will dispense air; it only happens if there’s no fuel in the tank at the fuel station. If your fuel isn’t complete, it could be because the liter might be tampered with, or your fuel gauge might be faulty.”

@Olalereafeez12: “Similar things happen to me at bovas station I no fit cry cus I no notice in time.”

@Jahswill_7: “It has happened to me before, same AP bt the one by holy trinity. I started making troubles, when they noticed I wasn’t ready to let go, one of the attendants opted to balance me 2k cash or equivalent of fuel. This was in 2019.”

@Seereal001: “Lemme guess… this should be the AP opposite Transcorp Hilton. By now, every Abuja resident should avoid that fueling station. From the manager to the pump attendants, they collude. Highway robbers!”

@anaga_banner: “I saw 945 in AP along Aba road in Porthacourt and decided to go and buy,after buying 40k fuel and seeing it didn’t take me to my destination,I respected myself and stopped buying cos it was cheap.”