Kano Government Slams N4.2 million Fines on Forte Oil for Hoarding Petrol

Forte Oil filling station in Kano has been slammed a N4.2million fine by a  committee set up by Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, to prevent hoarding of petrol and selling above official rate.
The station was fined for both hoarding of the product and selling above pump price at night.
Kano commissioner for ​c​ommerce, and chairman of the committee, Rabiu Bako, disclosed, that the stipulated penalty for a filling station found hiding petroleum products and selling above pump price was to make it pay fine by doubling the official pump price of their existing product.

He added that at the time of the clamp down, the station had already disposed of 26,000 litres from the 34,000 litres allocated to it which when they multiplied arrived at N4.2million.
He said the station manager of one A.Y. Maikifi Petroleum filling in the state was also reprimanded for under-dealing when they were caught selling the product in gallons for black marketers.