 Fill-in stations, particularly those in some satellite towns of Abuja, dispense petrol at rates higher than the approved 165 L per litre price on Wednesday, as queues in the federal capital territory gradually reduced. Thousands of commuters had been left stranded for hours at various bus stops in Abuja and neighbouring states of Nassarawah and Niger on Tuesday, following widespread petrol scarcity that hit the areas. The Niger National Petroleum Corporation had to intervene by releasing over a thousand trucks of petrol to help ameliorate the situation. The petrol supply situation improved on Wednesday as a scarcity dropped leading to a reduction in the number of motorists queuing at fill-in stations. It was, however, observed that while fill-in stations in the city centre and those along major expressways in Abuja dispense petrol at the regulated price, their counterparts in remote locations in satellite towns sold the commodity at higher rates.