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Monday, 02 January 2012 12:57

Protest in Kano over fuel subsidy removal

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On Wednesday in Kano, hundreds of protesters shut down petrol stations (AFP/File, Aminu Abubakar) On Wednesday in Kano, hundreds of protesters shut down petrol stations (AFP/File, Aminu Abubakar)

The removal of fuel subsidy by federal government has started generating reactions in Kano metropolis as hundreds of youth took to the street this morning to protest the action

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Most of the protesters along Gadon Kaya,Sabon Titi ,Mandawari and Tal'udu in Gwale and Kano Municipal local government areas of the state were seen with placards carrying different messages against the fuel subsidy removal.

Correspondent Aminu Wada Dandago reports that the protests were peaceful.

Similarly, correspondent Murtala Adewale who went round Kano metropolis said most petrol filling stations are closed due to non availability of the product..

He said there are long queues of vehicles in some of the filling stations with the product as many of the motorists decried the increase in the pump price of the petrol. that was sold for as much as one hundred and fifty naira per litre.

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