Petrol Hike: Borno residents trek, use horses for transportation
The recent increase in the price of petroleum has made residents of Borno State, including civil servants abandoned vehicles to embrace trekking, horse riding, and the use of bicycles for mobility.
According to reports, there were fewer vehicles on the road on Thursday but high number of pedestrians including horse and bicycle riders on major roads.
One of the pedestrians, Dadoon Pam, who is a graphic designer, told newsmen that the cost of mobility has increased significantly as tricycle riders now refer to NNPC’s increase of petroleum products price, making commuters pay almost double the amount before the increase.
He also said, “This price has affected me terribly because as a graphic designer, I need electricity to make my design. Now that we depend solely on fuel to work. This increase means I now have to charge my clients more. Though It will be bad for business I don’t have an option as we speak.”
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It could be recalled that the pump price on Tuesday was increased to N855, N918, and higher per litre, with the prices varying across locations, at NNPC stations in the country.
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