The North-west zonal office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has shut down a total of three filling stations in Kaduna.

The closure was as a result of a routine visit to filling stations across the states to find out those that are not complying with government directives and regulations.

The offences ranges from selling products above government approved N97.00 per litre pump price for petrol, under delivery, diversion of petroleum products to unknown destinations, selling products in drums and jerry cans, hoarding of products and operating under unsafe environment.

Briefing journalists at DPR zonal office in Kaduna, the Public Relations Officer; Mr Mohammed Bulama Saidu, also disclosed that 11 illegally built petrol stations were discovered in Kaduna and Zamfara states.

He added that 23 cases of pipeline vandalism within Kaduna zone were recorded between January-March 2013.

He urged Nigerians to report any suspected case of pump delivery adjustment, hoarding, diversion or any form of sharp practices by petroleum marketers and pipe line vandalism to DPR for prompt action.