Fuel scarcity has hit Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown since Sunday, causing long queues at gas stations and hampering the movement of vehicles and goods across the country. Commercial drivers, motorbike riders, fuel hawkers and pupils registered their disappointment over the shortage of diesel and petrol in Freetown. They said the shortage has seriously affected their livelihood. Private and government workers, as well as school going children in Freetown were seen struggling to access vehicles that could ferry them to their various offices and schools. “I have been struggling for petrol since Sunday evening and I am yet to have even a litre from a gas station. My tank is almost getting empty and I am not sure of raising the required money for the day,” a taxi driver, Ibrahim Kargbo told Concord Times. A ‘Poda Poda’ driver, Amadu Kamara said the sudden shortage of fuel came as a surprise […]