Social and economic activities have been paralysed in five states of the North West as the scarcity of petrol bites harder, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. A check by NAN in Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi and Katsina states shows that the commodity had disappeared from most filling stations while hawkers of the product have taken over streets. The situation has forced most residents including commercial drivers to abandon their vehicles, while others now trek to their destinations. Transport fares have since gone up as commercial vehicle drivers and motorcyclists also contend with the high cost of fuel. In Sokoto, a community leader, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi, said the fuel scarcity has also led to rise in the cost of essential commodities. “The failure of the regulatory body responsible to make the products available has maded lives more difficult for Nigerians. “Most parents now don’t take their children to […]