Outrage as man buys ₦58,548 worth of fuel in Ekiti and drives off without paying

Outrage as man buys ₦58,548 worth of fuel in Ekiti and drives off without paying

Outrage as man buys ₦58,548 worth of fuel in Ekiti and drives off without paying
A Nigerian man has sparked reactions online after purchasing fuel worth ₦58,548 at a filling station in Ekiti and fleeing without paying.

The incident, shared in a viral post on X (formerly Twitter), was brought to public attention by user @Liltuffsb.

The post revealed that the man, whose photo was attached, filled his tank at a filling station in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, and drove off, leaving an elderly fuel attendant in debt and distress.

According to the CCTV footage, the suspect’s face and vehicle details were captured.

The post revealed that the man, whose photo was attached, filled his tank at a filling station in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, and drove off, leaving an elderly fuel attendant in debt and distress.

According to the CCTV footage, the suspect’s face and vehicle details were captured.

He was driving a Honda Accord, commonly known as “End of Discussion,” with the plate number GGE576DY. The footage also showed the man opening the station’s gate wider during the transaction to facilitate his escape.

The post read: “A customer came to fill up his tank and zoomed off without paying. He stole 59.20 liters (₦58,548.4).”

“The old man who sold the fuel to him is now in debt and has been in tears since the incident occurred on January 3, 2025. We have CCTV footage of the entire event.”

It continued: “The incident happened in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He drives a Honda Accord (‘End of Discussion’) with plate number GGE576DY. Please help catch this criminal and raise awareness. Thank you.”

As the video went viral, concerned individuals flooded the comment section to express their thoughts and reactions to the unfortunate incident.

See some reactions below:

@mic_belex: “This is really bad😡But how will he sell fuel to someone, then left the person and was discussing with another person. He was distracted.”

@SopuruEgbodo: “If they investigate the guy well, he’s either into yahoo yahoo or doing one sort of (non-violent) crime or another. For him to have a mind to do something like this, he must into some low key crime.”

@hispri0rity: “Why are some people like this? Somebody’s husband and father ooo.”

anate20101: “The fuel he will exhaust. Later, he will turn around and blame the government.”

@Jorgetwiet: “Sorry for this but there is a thing called Pay before service moving forward no matter how in a haste a customer appear make sure transaction is successful before offering service.”

@aniemeka1: “This is a criminal, who knows how many places he must have done this.. He must be caught.”

Adathebeloved: “Waooh this is really wickedness. The old man that sold would have asked for money first or asked for his card to do transfer. I hope the bastard is caught.”

@akanbiola1: “How much is the Old man salary for someone to do this wicked Act to him. Criminal minds everywhere.”

EvribodysNobody: “Firstly, why is the old man being held for this? It wasn’t his fault that someone was evil. I mean, this is captured on camera.”

WATCH VIDEO:

A CUSTOMER CAME TO FILL UP HIS TANK AND ZOOMED OFF WITHOUT PAYING. He stole 59.20Litres (58,548.4naira)
The old man that sold the fuel to him is in debt and has been in deep tears since the incident occurred (3rd of January 2025). We have the CCTV footage of the whole incident, pic.twitter.com/MpFu8rHG3C

— beautiful pain🦌 (@Liltuffsb) January 5, 2025