The incident occurred at one Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling stations in the city.
The gunmen reportedly left two young men and a lady with serious wounds.
Some others on the queue and other officials of the station were said to have run for their safety.
The witnesses said the incident happened in the early morning of the Saturday. The three men were part of some youths who had made themselves on the station, situated along Offa Garage road, to manage the gates to cut the practice by many motorists to jump the queue in their desperate bid to get fuel.
"It was due to an argument among the boys; you know they are thugs and they have been at the gate but we don't really know what led to the argument but we just suddenly heard the gunshots and it was later discovered that some people were seriously injured," the source said.
The three victims it was gathered were rushed to a private hospital, Yusjib Industrial Medicare, along the same axis.
The chief medical director of the Yusjib Industrial Medicare, where victims were transported, Yusuf Abdulraheem, said that the three victims were in stable conditions.
Kwara police command's spokesman Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the development.
According to him, one of the gunmen has been arraigned adding that a locally made pistol and some live cartridges were recovered from the suspect.
Minister of state for petroleum Ibe Kachikwu recently said that fuel scarcity will continue in the country for at least two more months.
He explained oil produced in the refineries will be kept in a "strategic reserve".
The previous government of Goodluck Jonathan, has been blamed for the ongoing fuel shortage causing the outrage of many.
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