The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kano State have inspected 166 fuel stations, sealing eight in the process for hoarding and selling fuel above the official pump price.
During the inspection conducted on Wednesday, the Acting Controller Operations, DPR Kano field office, Paul Jhezi said the inspection was conducted across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state.
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Jhezi said the inspection is targeting at ensuring that fuel queues disappear in view of the recent development of supply by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the state.
He said more field officers have been dispatched to suspicious fueling stations across the state to ensure compliance.
The 166 fuel stations were inspected within the period of three days.
The situation of fuel scarcity in Kano State have since been gradually put under control as a result of the monitoring by DPR.
